Explanation of 23 Mexican Expressions - No.2 Chido

Question

Bosque used this the other day in a Picture of the Day answer. It was a new word to me then. I don't hear this used among my friends and acquaintances. - gringojrf, Nov 7, 2015

I've never heard this, but just you remain uneasy, I might visit Baja one of these days, you never know. - annierats, Nov 7, 2015

Annie, come on over but learn some Mexican Spanish first. jajaja. But be forewarned you may never want to go back. - gringojrf, Nov 7, 2015

Answer 1

Ah vale. En España los de mi generación diriamos GUAY. Como sería en Inglés ¿ Cool?

Thanks. Good to know. Is the G hard or soft like in güey? - gringojrf, Nov 7, 2015

like güey - 000a35ff, Nov 7, 2015

Guay, como en gay pero con 'u'. Se oye en toda Andalucía, - annierats, Nov 7, 2015

Anyway, how can the ' g' change? Only when it becomes like jota??? - annierats, Nov 7, 2015

Asto, Guay is often: Sweet, charming.. What a sweet little gift: Que detalle guay. - annierats, Nov 7, 2015

Annie, the güe sounds like way in English. The gue sound is hard like in guerra. The ü changes the sound of the g. - gringojrf, Nov 7, 2015

Answer 2

The streetwise spanish survival guide says:

Chido(a) (adj.)

--Great; terrific; wonderful

La película estaba de lo más chida

Otros ejemplos:

¡Qué chido! - Superb!

No, pues qué chido. Ironic. That wasn't funny.

¡Chido! - OK, yes, All right.

You can also use adverbs:

Bien chido - Excelent

Muy chido - Great

Chidísimo - Wonderful, first class

Esta página de Spanish Dict! está muy chida!

I am loving your answers to this series. Son muy chida. - gringojrf, Nov 10, 2015

Answer 3

Another good one.

Este wey está bien chido. This guy is really cool

Qué chido tu playera. Your t-shirt is cool

Está chido, ¿no? It's cool, right?

It's my understanding that is this something more heavily used in the DF (Mexico City), but I hear it in Northen Mexico (Tijuana) as well.

Answer 4

When I used that word, I had the sense that "los chidos" as I used it would have some implication of the guys trying to be cool, trying to be macho, the wannabees. But my knowledge of slang is too poor to have any confidence in that. I would be interested in comments from anyone truly familiar with it as to whether that is indeed the case.

Following to see if it is cool for real or wannabe cool. Maybe both? - gringojrf, Nov 7, 2015

Or maybe depending on who's applying it, or context. - bosquederoble, Nov 7, 2015

But theses threads should be a good way of fleshing out different people's opinions of slang words. - bosquederoble, Nov 7, 2015

Okay from everything that I can find is it the for real cool. Not the fake or wannabe cool. - gringojrf, Nov 7, 2015

I hear it all the time among my Mexican family and friends. - Daniela2041, Nov 8, 2015

Answer 5

Fuiste a comer con tu familia anoche? No pues que chido