- A pata pelada – barefoot
- Avispardo/a – smart or alert
- Ayote – dumb or stupid
- Besucón – a person who likes to kiss
- Boleta – rolling paper for marijuana
- Carebarreada – a shameless act
- Chema – nickname for José María
- Chichoso/a
Party Crashers
A calzón quitado – to talk freely
Cambalache – a thing that a person trades, barters or exchanges. Cabalachero is a type of trader or barterer.
Chivearse – to get angry
Con todo la pata – to be in good health. The words roble and pochotón are synonyms.
Concho – an obnoxious
To fall for hook line and sinker
- Abuela – grandmother or slang for rocking chair. Mecedora is the correct word for rocking chair.
- Caer redondo – to fall hook line and sinker
- Camanance – a dimple or dent in a car
- Chochosca – money
- Domingazo – an event on Sunday
- Enchompiparse
To have one’s foot in the door
- Andar arrastrándola – to scrape by with little money. Raspar la olla means the same thing.
- Comer pastel – to have a birthday
- Garúa or pelillo de gato – drizzle. Llovizna is the correct word in Spanish.
- El/la direc – short for director who is a school principal
American football terms in Spanish
Yesterday I heard some more terms which I would like to share with my English-speaking readers who have to watch the NFL on Fox.
Baja – an injured player
Bloqueo – a block
Boquete – a hole or opening in the line
Cambiar el ritmo del partido – to change the momentum of the game
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