Spanish Slang Phrases

Question

I was thinking about words we use in English such as "cool" which does not necessarily mean we are referring to the temperature. Upon looking up a similar reference online I found this:

Bárbaro (Mexico, means bad, but like in English, also can mean cool): Cool!

What other phrases or words do you know?

Answer 1

No hay de queso, no más de papa.

• What does that refer to? No cheese, no more potatoes???? - yogamamaof2 Jan 11, 2010
• no más = nomás = solamente... No cheese, just potatoes. - Carlos-F Jan 11, 2010
• Its actually a nonsensical line from a Mexican comedian. A play on words. "No hay de que" is an informal way to say "You're Welcome." He added 'so' to 'que' for 'queso', then the rest is just silly words, 'just potatoes'. :-D - chaparrito Jan 11, 2010
• Next time one of your Mexican friends says "Gracias" try this and see if they don't chuckle. :-) - chaparrito Jan 11, 2010
• I posted this 'slang' expression before I realized that yogamama was looking for ways to say 'cool'. - chaparrito Jan 11, 2010
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Answer 2

If you are interested in slangy expressions, check the link below. It's quite fun!!

http://www.mexicoguru.com/mexican-slang.php

• All right, I was trying to create a suitable link but I failed, here you go: http://www.mexicoguru.com/mexican-slang.php - bomberapolac Jan 11, 2010
• excelente! Gracias! - mountaingirl Jan 11, 2010
• Gracias for the website! Gracias! - owllady Jan 11, 2010
• Nice link, bombera! I hope you don't mind that I put it in your post. :-) - chaparrito Jan 11, 2010
• Glad to see that you like it! But for my clumsiness I'd do exactly the same, chaparrito ;P - bomberapolac Jan 11, 2010
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Answer 3

Esto vale callampa - It isn't worth diddly squat. (chilean slang)

• :-D ¿Y se puede saber dónde aprediste 'diddly squat' Carlos? ¡Divertidísimo! :-D - chaparrito Jan 11, 2010
• Jejee... Es muy divertido, Chaparrito. Lo leí en alguna parte que no recuerdo ahora mismo... - Carlos-F Jan 11, 2010

Answer 4

Al tiro - immediately (chilean slang)

• Mexicano también. - JulianChivi Jan 17, 2010

Answer 5

¡Que padre! = Cool!

• = De poca madre! in Mexican slang. - bomberapolac Jan 11, 2010

Answer 6

?Que Onda? (Mexico) (literal: What's the wave?) - What's up?

• = Que bola? in Cuban slang. Funny, isn't it? But una bola de algo means loads of something (colloq) - bomberapolac Jan 11, 2010
• Sounds like surfer talk:) - yogamamaof2 Jan 11, 2010

Answer 7

Cachi?= Get it? (Chilean slang) Ya cache= I get it

Answer 8

How about "chévere"?

• Is that ¨cool,¨as in awesome? - yogamamaof2 Jan 11, 2010
• "¡Qué chévere!" - "That's cool!" :-) - chaparrito Jan 11, 2010

Answer 9

china orange -in puerto rico

tranquilo- chillin -puerto rico

Answer 10

¿Te tinca? Do you like that? Do you agree?

(tincar: to guess, to have a hunch; to like)

Please, don't forget... It's slang!

Answer 11

cool = copado / bárbaro / de 10 .

• thank you - yogamamaof2 Jan 17, 2010

Answer 12

En Colombia, no sé si en otras partes:

Bacano, bacanísimo, que bacanería (de Baco, el dios romano del vino).

También se usa la expresión "una chimba"

Answer 13

Tamarindos Mexican traffic cops for the color of their uniforms.

Judis Judicial cops of Mexico City. These guys are just as dangerous as the criminals.

Aguas con los Judis. Watch out for the Judis.

Answer 14

Oooooh! Please give me more! My favorite ones are learning the plays on words!