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, ENE 11, 2010

no más = nomás = solamente... No cheese, just potatoes. - Carlos-F, ENE 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, ENE 11, 2010

Next time one of your Mexican friends says "Gracias" try this and see if they don't chuckle. :-) - chaparrito, ENE 11, 2010

I posted this 'slang' expression before I realized that yogamama was looking for ways to say 'cool'. - chaparrito, ENE 11, 2010

oh no. I was looking for any slang expressions. I love this one now that I get the play on words. Thank you so much for expaining it to me!!! - yogamamaof2, ENE 13, 2010

I thought it meant, "I'm broke". - DarkTree, FEB 11, 2010

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 - bomberapolaca, ENE 11, 2010

excelente! Gracias! - mountaingirl123, ENE 11, 2010

Gracias for the website! Gracias! - owllady, ENE 11, 2010

Nice link, bombera! I hope you don't mind that I put it in your post. :-) - chaparrito, ENE 11, 2010

Glad to see that you like it! But for my clumsiness I'd do exactly the same, chaparrito ;P - bomberapolaca, ENE 11, 2010

Wow. That site is totally awesome! - yogamamaof2, ENE 14, 2010

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, ENE 11, 2010

Jejee... Es muy divertido, Chaparrito. Lo leí en alguna parte que no recuerdo ahora mismo... - Carlos-F, ENE 11, 2010

Answer 4

Al tiro - immediately (chilean slang)

Mexicano también. - 005faa61, ENE 17, 2010

Answer 5

¡Que padre! = Cool!

= De poca madre! in Mexican slang. - bomberapolaca, ENE 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) - bomberapolaca, ENE 11, 2010

Sounds like surfer talk:) - yogamamaof2, ENE 11, 2010

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

china orange -in puerto rico

tranquilo- chillin -puerto rico

Answer 9

¿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 10

How about "chévere"?

Is that ¨cool,¨as in awesome? - yogamamaof2, ENE 11, 2010

"¡Qué chévere!" - "That's cool!" :-) - chaparrito, ENE 11, 2010

Answer 11

cool = copado / bárbaro / de 10 .

thank you - yogamamaof2, ENE 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!