Slang Meaning Literal Translation

¿Qué onda? What´s up What is the vibe?

¿Como va? What´s up How's it going?

¡No hinches las bolas Don´t bother me! Don´t swell up the [my] balls!

¡No me rompas las pelotas! Don´t bother me! Don´t break my balls!

Piola adj. Cool people

pelotudo/topo. idiot/asshole big balled

boludo/a stupid big balled

escrachado/escrachar (verbo) ashamed

te quiero mucho I love you I want you a lot

Pibe n. Boy Boy

Chabón Guy/dude

Mina woman Mine

Nabo Stupid, Penis (Spain) turnip

Gil adj. Stupid

Tacho n. Taxi Trash bin

Bondi n. City bus

Pilcha n. Clothes

Garca adj. Cheater/dishonest (inverse of cagar: to shit/to screw up)

Langa adj. Cool person

¡Che! Idiomatic

Morfar v. To eat

Charlar v. To have a conversation, to chat

¡Ojo! Be careful! Look out! Eye!

Dar bola v. To pay attention To give ball

Rajar v. To go away/to escape To crack

¡Rajá! Go away! Crack!

Pirárselas v. To go away

Pirado adj. Crazy gone away

Verso n. a lie a verse

Falopa n. Drugs/marijuana

Botón n. Squealer/tattle-tale Button

la Cana n. The Police the white hair

Estar en cana To be imprisoned

Trolo adj./n. Homosexual (male)

Re...(prefix) Very

Torrar v. To sleep

Guita n. money

Guacho adj./n. Son of a bitch Orphan

Guarango adj. Obscene

1 Mango n. 1 Peso (currency unit)

Baranda n. Bad smell

Concha n Vagina Shell, Clam

Y la puta que te re parió (like) Go to hell! And the slut/bitch that gave birth to you

pajero masturbator, es mentiroso o exajerado en Honduran (watch out for the accent  )

puto fag homosexual/can be offensive

el colectivo n the bus

el subte the subway

una pavada something stupid or easy

una gata / un gato prostitute/slut a cat

un piropo a flirty comment

afanar v to steal/rob

una fiaca a laziness / lack of desire to do something

una luca 1000 pesos

laburo a job

chorro a thief

un quilombo a mess

¿Qué contás? What's up?

trucho/a fake