Common Spanish Slang Expressions
This is a usual favorite. Folks are always looking for common Spanish slang expressions - either to use in their next meeting or to understand what someone said during the previous one. Here's a nice listing of Spanish slang expressions for your enjoyment:| Agarrar volados | Get tips, learn the ropes | |
| Cambiarle el agua al pajarito | To pee | |
| Colgar las tenis | Kick the bucket, pass away, die | |
| Con los pelos en el alambre | Just barely, to barely achieve something, barely made it | |
| Dar vuelta | To be unfaithful | |
| Dejar plantado | To stand someone up, not show up | |
| Dolor de jupa | Headache | |
| Estar en la limpidia | To have no money | |
| Estar hasta el rabo | To be drunk - wasted | |
| Estar panzona | To be pregnant | |
| Fijate que… | Imagine that… used to begin a story or gossip. | |
| Güila * | Young child (in Costa Rica), slut (in Mexico) | |
| Importar un pito | To not care about something | |
| Lo duda | You bet! I second that! | |
| Meter la pata | To screw up | |
| Mita y mita | Half and half | |
| Mosca muerta | Someone who appears to be calm, quiet, but is actually not | |
| Mover el esqueleto | To dance | |
| Patear el balde | Kick the bucket, pass away, die (see "colgar las tenis") | |
| Reventar de la risa | To crack up, laugh | |
| Sacar el jugo | To take full advantage of something | |
| Salirse con la suya | To get away with something | |
| Ser chambón | To be careless | |
| Tener las pilas puestas | To be on the ball | |
| Volar plomo | To shot a gun |
Spanish Slang Words
Piggybacking on the common Spanish slang expressions above, here comes a list of Spanish slang words that should come in handy. What's the difference? These make sense all by themselves!| Bateador | Someone who's guessing - doesn't know what he/she is talking about | |
| Chiripa | Luck | |
| Chunche | Thing | |
| Corrongo | Cute | |
| Guaro | Hard liquor, a drink | |
| Güevazo | A hard smack | |
| Joder | To bother, to mess with | |
| Jumarse | To get drunk | |
| Jupa | Head | |
| Lechero | Someone who is very lucky | |
| Majadero | Someone who's a pest | |
| Maje | Dude, man | |
| Mejenga | A pick-up game - as in football | |
| Metiche | Someone who's always getting into others' business | |
| Ojalá | Hopefully or I hope | |
| Pachuco | Someone who is not well spoken - rude, grotesque | |
| Paja | Baloney, lies | |
| Panza | Belly | |
| Panzón | Someone who has a big belly | |
| Pesado | Rude | |
| Polo | Someone who's not in the "in" crowd, outcast | |
| Rajón | Someone who's always boasting | |
| Salado | Unlucky | |
| Sapo | Tattletale | |
| Semillazo | Hard smack (see güevazo) | |
| Sorompo | Not very smart | |
| Tacaño | Frugal | |
| Tuanis | Cool, alright | |
| Vacilón | Funny, enjoyable, a hoot | |
| Vago | Lazy | |
| Yeguada | Used to refer to something very stupid someone says | |
| Yodo | Coffee | |
| Zaguate | A mutt | |
| Zarpe | The last drink of the evening |
Spanish Slang Dictionary
If you liked the previous list of common Spanish slang expressions, you may like the Spanish slang dictionary! Here at Conversa we're constantly working on developing materials for our students. ConversaConmigo (Conversa's online Spanish portal - for online students and immersion program alumni) hosts Conversa's Spanish slang dictionary. Click here for more information on ConversaConmigo...
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