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Besos,
afanar
to rob/steal
al pedo
not doing anything
al vesre
reverse speak, Pig Latin
amarette
cheapskate
ananá
pineapple
aparato
a strange, eccentric person
atorrante
a lazy bum
B baboso/a
drooling, very horny
bagayo
an ugly person
bajón
a downer
banana
someone who thinks they are really cool but is never taken seriously
by others
bancar
to tolerate, bear
bárbaro/a
cool
bárbaro/a;
bardo
crazy, chaos, mess
barra brava
hooligans
berreta
poorly made, cheap
bicho
a critter, little bug, rave drugs
birome
pen
bocha
a lot, head
bocho/a
smart, quick witted
bola
testical
boleado /a
to be dizzy
boleta
a lie “Sos boleta”
“You’re dead”
or “You’re caught”
boliche
discotech
boludo/a
idiot
bombacha
womens underwear
bombo
pregnant belly, big drum
bombón
attractive man/woman, chocolate candy
bosta
horseshit
bostero
fan of Boca Juniors soccer team
bronca
to tell off someone
bulto
package, masculine sexual organ
C caber
to fit into, to get along well with someone, to appeal to
cabreado/a
mad
cacerolazo
protest
cacerolear
to protest
cachar
to get, to understand
cachucha
a vagina
cagarse
to be afraid of, to shit on oneself
cana
police, jail
canchero/a
well versed in certain subject
capo/a
a powerful or popular person, a good guy
caradura
sassy, cheeky
caretear
to act falsely
carucha
a particular or unusual facial expression
cascote
someone who is hard headed,
cascote
boulder
catrasca
a clumsy thing
chamuyar
to bullshit, to sweet talk
chamuyero /a
bullshitter, sweet talker
chamuyo
bullshit, sweet talk
chanta
smooth talker, bullshitter
chata
flat-chested person
che
hey! hey you!
cheto/a
snobby
chirimbolo
whatchamacallit
chivo
body odor, baby goat
chorear
to steal
chorro/a
burgler
chupar
to drink alcohol in large quantities
ciruja /ciruja
a bum
codito/a
stingy
cojer
to fuck
colgado/a
distracted person
concha
shell, vagina
copado/a
cool
cornudo/a
having little horns (used for someone whose spouse is cheating)
cotorra
vagina, parrot
cualquiera /cualquiera
whatever, a person for one night stand
culo
ass
cursi
in bad taste, cheesy
D de fierro
really good
denso/a
dense, thick, someone who is boring
to the point of being annoying
despelote
a mess, disorder
despistado/a
vague, absentminded, disoriented
E embole
something that is very boring
en pedo
drunk
enroscar
to screw
escabiar
to get drunk
escabio
an alcoholic beverage
F fachero/a
good looking
faso
cigarette, joint
fiaca
tiredness, lazyness
fifar
to fuck
fija
certain bet
flaca
girl
flash
cool, awesome
flashear
to imagine, to dream
fulbo
soccer
fusilado/a
tired, depressed
G galán
winner, ladies man
gallina
fan of River Plate, hen
garcha
something that really sucks, dick
garchar
to fuck
garrón
problem
gil
an idiot
gomas
boobs
grasa
of poor taste/quality
groso/a
genius, cool person
guarango/a
gross, disgusting
guaso/a
a rude and tasteless person
guita
money
gula
greed, gluttony
H hacer paja
to be lazy
hecho/a mierda
tired, sick
hinchada
a group of sports fans
hinchar
to bother, to pester, to be a fan of
hueco/hueca
hollow, stupid
I imbancable
unbearable
J jermu
woman
joda
joke
joya
awesome
L laburar
to work
laburo
job
lacra
scum, bottomfeeder
larva
worthlessly lazy, very thin or little guy
levantar
to pick up
levante
a good looking, smooth talking person
lija
hungover
limado/a
burnout
locachi
a bit crazy
loco/a
young guy, crazy guy
lolas
boobs
lomo
a cut of beef, a nice body
luca
one thousand pesos
luca verde
one thousand American dollars
lungo/a
a tall thin person
M macana
craziness, mistake
macanudo/a
cool, good
machete
cheatsheet
malco/malca
someone who is in a bad mood because they are not getting laid
properly
mamerto/a
complete idiout
manducar
to eat quickly
mango
money
maraca
afeminite
masa
awesome
milonga
a type of tango with a faster beat/ a tango bar
mina
chick
minga
no way!
morfar
to eat
morondanga
worthless objects
mozzarella
quiet!
mufa
bad luck, a bad omen
N nabo/a
an idiot, a fool
nafta
gasoline
Ñ ñoqui
someone who
earns money without working
ojota
flip-flop sandal
onda
vibe
orto
ass
P pabada/pavada
something stupid or pointless
pachanguear
to party
pachorra
laziness
pajearse
to masterbate
pajerto
idiot
pajita
straw
pancho
hot dog, a stupid guy
papear
to talk shit, to take drugs
papelón
an embarrassing situation
patovica
bouncer
pedo
a fart (see “al pedo” & “en pedo”)
pedorro/a
of poor quality
pelado/a
bald, without money
pelotas
balls, testicles
pelotudo
idiot
pesado/a
obnoxious
piba
young girl
pibe
a young boy
pico
kiss (on the mouth)
pija
penis
pijotero/a
cheapskate
pilas
batteries, refers to the energy of a person
pileta
pool
piola
cool
pipón
to be full from overeating
piropo
compliment, line
pirucho/a
crazy
pito
penis
plaga
annoying
plata
money
plomo
a boring person
pocilga
a dirty, disgusting place
pollera
skirt
pornoco
a zit
poronga
penis
porro
joint
pucho
cigarrette
pulover
sweater
puñetazo
fist punch
puñete
fist punch
punga
burglar
putañar
to have sex with prostitutes
Q queruso/a
something or someone of lower quality, cheap
quilombo
a mess
rascarse
to not do anything
reventar
to break open
rompepelotas
ball breaker
S sacado/a
removed, intensely crazy
salame
an idiot, fool
sanata
an embellished and exaggerated story
sanatero/a
bullshitter
T tacaño
a cheapskate
tarado/a
dumb
telo
a sex hotel
timbero
player for money
tipo
a guy
torta
a lesbian, a cake
tortillera
a lesbian
trago
cocktail
transar
to French kiss, to make an illegal deal
trola
easy woman
trolo
gay man
trompada
a punch in the mouth
trucho/a
fake
tumbera/tumbero
inmate
turra
bitch
turro
inept guy
V vacilar
to doubt
vereda
sidewalk
X xeneize
Boca Juniors soccer fan
Y yegua
naughty girl, very sexy girl
yuta
police
Z zafado/a
inadecuate
zafar
to make it by, escape
zafarrancho
a mess, disorder
zapato/a
stupid
zarpado/a
extraordinary
zoquete
an idiot, fool