Argentina - Slang and Regionalisms

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el pico
el pico
peck on the lips
el micro
el micro
bus
apantallarse
apantallarse
to fan oneself
la trusa
la trusa
underpants
el nabo
el nabo
idiot
la guaca
la guaca
buried treasure
la morra
la morra
top of one's head
sonar
sonar
to kick the bucket
el numeral
el numeral
hash
la napia
la napia
schnoz
yugar
yugar
to slave away
la birome
la birome
ballpoint pen
caballeresco
caballeresco
chivalrous
no tener gollete
no tener gollete
to make no sense
tener la posta
tener la posta
to know what's really going on
tener fiaca
tener fiaca
to feel blah
mufado
mufado
in a bad mood
el mufa
el mufa
bad mood
la sopapa
la sopapa
plunger
el laburo
job
laburar
to work
chaucha
deadly dull
la chaucha
string bean
la vizcacha
cross-eyed person
el huaico
gully
el huaico
mudslide
la humita
tamale
gaucho
gaucho
gaucho
helpful
la milonga
party
el candombe
mess
el candombe
brawl
la marimba
beating
chorrear
to swipe
¡Andá a lavar los platos!
Get back in the kitchen!
la remera
T-shirt
la camiseta
jersey
matear
to drink maté
la yerba mate
yerba mate
el yerbatero
witch doctor
saber
to use to
cordobés
from Cordoba
el misionero
person from Misiones
gringo
fair-haired
la carne picada
ground meat
el cuadril
rump steak
el matambre
flank steak
el bulón
bolt
el lomo de burro
speed bump
los chinchulines
cow chitterlings
la musculosa
tank top
dar bolilla
to take notice
la cortada
shortcut
la grasa de cerdo
lard
el bobo
heart
la manteca
butter
la chiva
goatee
la pava
kettle
el señalero
signalman
la vaquita de San Antonio
ladybug
la macana
pain
la caravana
large earring
el rulemán
bearing
la sabandija
rascal
el cascarudo
beetle
el pico
something
recontra
extremely
el choreo
theft
la mosca
dough
berreta
shoddy
manguear
to mooch
piantado
nuts
rata
stingy
el chanta
poser
chanta
deceitful
la pavada
cinch
la pavada
trivial thing
la joda
joke
la joda
partying
la caña
glass of beer
el shopping
mall
la siesta
siesta
vos también
you ... too
vos estás loco
you're crazy
vos estás loco
are you crazy
vos decís
you say
el/la guarda
ticket inspector
tipo
I mean
bajonear
to depress
bajonear
to get down
el garrón
bummer
el ganchero
matchmaker
la pollera
skirt
el botín
cleat
el enterito
jumpsuit
el enterito
overalls
el enterito
onesie
la ojota
flip-flop
la fila
girlfriend
el filo
boyfriend
la pileta
sink
la pileta
swimming pool
el pancho
hot dog
la pomada
shoe polish
el porteño
native of Buenos Aires
la cartuchera
pencil case
la llapa
something for free
yapar
to throw in as an extra
el turno
appointment
el ganchito
staple
la nafta
gasoline
ya fue
oh well
ya fue
whatever
carnear
to butcher
vosear
to use "vos"
ni en pedo
hell, no
el tambero
dairy farmer
el tambo
dairy farm
calzonudo
spineless
el changarín
casual worker
la picada
street race
tano
Italian
el gaita
Galician
el gaita
Spaniard
regio
great
el canchero
show-off
canchero
trendy
canchero
streetwise
andate, boludo
get out of here, you jerk
tipo
like
la chata
pickup truck
la chapa
license plate
la patente
license plate
la piña
punch
el ananá
pineapple
la zapatilla
power strip
la garrafa
cylinder
la chomba
polo shirt
el buzo
sweater
por si las moscas
just in case
garpar
to pay
bochar
to flunk
garronear
to mooch
el/la ortiva
party pooper
la pilcha
clothes
pillo
crafty
mala leche
bad temper
la bocha
loads
chanta
flaky
el barbijo
mask
el/la chusma
gossip
el talle
size
la seño
teacher
la seño
miss
boludo
stupid
el boludo
dude
pirarse
to beat it
pirarse
to go nuts
bancar
to put up with
bancar
to pay for
la boludez
stupid thing to do
la boludez
piece of cake
la mufa
bad luck
al toque
at once
de una
for sure
el colectivo
bus
el bondi
bus
el bife
slap
la paisanada
country people
cuerear
to badmouth
revolear
to spin
apechugar
to face up to
achucharse
to be scared
el cimarrón
unsweetened mate
el facón
big gaucho knife
el chango
kid
la changa
odd job
sarparse
to go way too far
el chorro
thief
afanar
to swipe
falopero
drug addict
la falopa
drugs
el groso
awesome
groso
ripped
el crack
whiz
el mostro
awesome guy
boyar
to drift around
el bolazo
lie
bolacear
to lie
zafarse
to wriggle out of
el machete
cheat sheet
guarda
look out
el traste
backside
el boliche
nightclub
el/la yanqui
Yankee
ponele
I guess
el picaflor
womanizer
la bombacha
panties
deja de joder
quit screwing around
el pendejo
kid
joder
to kid
jodido
in a bad way
jodido
tough
el bocho
brain
el mambo
mess
la birra
beer
rajarse
to hightail it
el despelote
chaos
el quilombo
mess
el mango
peso
el porro
joint
el faso
joint
mi rey
my king
la yuta
cops
trucho
fake
el tincho
snob
la mina
chick
el ñoqui
gnocchi
el ñoqui
ghost employee
el ñoqui
punch
morfar
to eat
el embole
bore
la guita
dough
la cana
jail
la cana
cops
la fiaca
laziness
zarparse
to go way too far
el zarpado
improper
zarpado
cool
el pibe
kid
el chabón
guy
la pavada
nonsense
pavo
silly
el gordo
dear
el flaco
guy
la villa
shantytown
el patrón
boss
el capo
boss
el guacho
swine
la facha
look
bárbaro
tremendous
bárbaro
cool
cheto
posh
macanudo
fantastic
el tipazo
great guy
copado
cool
piola
great
che
hey
vos
you
viste
did you see
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