1. Hoy cena Pancho/ Esta noche cena Pancho

Literal translation: Today Pancho is going to have dinner/ This night, Pancho is going to have dinner

Meaning and origin

This one is slightly vulgar, but not because of curse words, but because of the meaning, it is basically used when someone knows that he/she or someone else is going to have sex. While the origin of the phrase is unknown, it is very common in Mexican language to use names of people to hide a different meaning, for example:

Robado (robbed) sounds like the name Roberto, so you can say:

Este carro es de Roberto (literal meaning: This is Roberto´s car). Real meaning: this is a robbed car.

Loco (crazy) kind of sounds like the name Lorenzo, so you can say: “ese tipo está Lorenzo” and it would me “that dude is crazy”.

The name “Pancho” in some places was used as a nickname for the male sexual organ, while this meaning of the word “Pancho” was not very popular, the expression “Esta noche cena Pancho” became very well known and used, up to the point that there is a Mexican movie with this exact name, with actors Alfonso Zayas and Carmen Salinas.

Example:

“Preparé la cena más romántica para mi novia, seguro esta noche cena Pancho”

“I prepared the most romantic dinner for my girlfriend, I am sure I am going to get lucky tonight”

2. Bajarse por los chescos

Literal translation: Get down to get the soda/soft drink/pop

Origin and meaning

Plain and simple, this phrase is just slang for “practicing oral sex”.

“Chesco” is a slang word for “refresco”, which means “soft drink”.

While it could seem strange that something as innocent as a soda could be associated with this practice, there is an explanation (kind of).

This comes from the idea that instead of leaving the soft drinks in the refrigerator, sometimes people leave the drinks on the floor, especially if they are in a gathering and they don’t know where the kitchen is, or even if they just feel lazy.

Apparently, one day someone noticed that the position that you have when bending to grab the soft drinks from the floor is very similar to the position that people have when practicing oral sex.

There was even a sex shop ad campaign that was promoting a device that was used to cover the nose of people who wanted to practice oral sex on a female without being exposed to any smell. The sex shop literally used the phrase “Para cuando tienes que bajarte por los chescos” con tu novia. (For when you have to “go south” on your girlfriend). This campaign was considered very offensive for obvious reasons.

Example:

“¡Era la primera cita y ya quería que me bajara por los chescos!”

“It was the first date and he already wanted me to give him a blowjob!”

3. Pinche

Literal translation: There is not a literal translation, but in some contexts, equivalents could be asshole, dumb-ass, fucking idiot.

Meaning and origin:

Depending on the context, it has different meanings such as:

Kitchen helper (only in Spain, just for you to know)

Crappy, lousy. Example: Creo que la fiesta estuvo bastante pinche= I think that was a lousy party

Damn/fucking: Quiero dejar de fumar, detesto este pinche hábito= I want to quit smoking, I hate this damn habit

Pretty much anything that you don’t like but can’t change: Pinche clima = Stupid weather

When someone is really good at something: Es bien pinche para las peleas, yo no buscaría problemas con él = He is really good at fighting, I wouldn’t look for trouble with him

You can also use it among friends when you want to express admiration when someone does something outrageous:

Example:

“Liz- Lo corrí de la casa y me quedé con su coche”

“Liz: I kicked him out of the house and I kept his car”

“Gloria- ¡Pinche Liz!, eres mi héroe”

“Gloria: Pinche Liz!, you are my hero”

At least for meaning number 3, it is believed that this word has its origin in the times in which the Mexican workmen, who were basically slaves, had to work in the “haciendas” or “latifundios” just for the benefit of the owners; pretty much in exchange of nothing.

The workers started to call the owners “pinche” to express their resentment, and that is how the word acquired the meanings 2 and 3 that were written above.

As a side note: the word “pinche” is often used accompanied by other insults, for example:

Pinche pendejo = dammed asshole

Pinche puto: fucking fag

Pinche perra= damn bitch

4. Verga

Literal translation: Dick/cock

Meaning and origin

This is a slang word that is mainly used in Mexico, but also in other countries of Latin America.

It is used as an insult, but it can have different meanings depending on the context, and it can also be used in combination of other words, making a whole new slang (and vulgar) idiom or expression:

Slang for “penis”, example: Me duele la verga = My penis hurts

Expression of surprise

Luna: “La tarea es para hoy, no para el lunes”

Luna: “The homework was for today, not Monday”

Miriam: “¡Verga!, no la hice”

Miriam: “¡Fuck!, I didn’t do it”

Someone who is incredibly good at something.

Example:

Ese tipo es una verga tocando el piano.

That guy is fucking good at playing piano.

Some phrases that use this words:

Vete a la verga = Go fuck yourself

When you used the words “de la” before, as in “de la verga”, it means something shitty or crappy. Example: Está de la verga que la gente esté viendo el cellular todo el tiempo cuando come: It is a shitty thing to do when people are always looking at their cellphone when they are eating

Me vale verga: In here, “me vale” means “I don’t care”, when you add the word “verga”; it means “I don’t give a fuck”

Está bien vergas = That is fucking cool/this is damn cool.

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