Colombian Jerga Flashcards by Jake Kent

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Parce

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Dude / Bro

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¡Qué chimba!

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How cool!

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Güevón

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Idiot / Dude (depends on tone)

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Jartera

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Boredom / Hassle

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Paila

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Too bad / No way / Sucks

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Rumba

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Party

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Estar enguayabado

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To be hungover

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Camellar

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To work

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Luca

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Thousand pesos

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Pola

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Beer

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Arepa

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Corn cake (typical Colombian food)

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Mono/a

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Blondie / light-skinned person

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Tinto

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Black coffee

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Bacano

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Awesome

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Finca

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Country house / Farm

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Ñero

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Thug / Hooligan

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Plata

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Money

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La vuelta

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The deal / Situation

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Sapo

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Snitch

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Chévere

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Cool / Nice

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Juepucha

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Damn! / Wow!

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Hacer una vaca

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To pool money together

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Vaina

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Thing / Stuff / Situation

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Marica

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Dude / Idiot / Buddy (contextual)

Está del putas

It’s amazing

No dar papaya

Don’t make yourself an easy target

Sacar la piedra

To get angry / Drive someone crazy

Llover sobre mojado

To make things worse

Tener filo

To be hungry

A lo bien

Seriously / For real

Qué boleta

How embarrassing

Parchar

To hang out

Tener guayabo

To have a hangover

Tombo

Cop

Empelicularse

To get carried away

Ñapa

Bonus / Something extra

Mamera

Annoyance / Laziness

Gonorrea

Intense insult or compliment

Caer gordo

To be disliked

Chino/a

Kid / Boy / Girl

Meter la pata

To mess up

Hacerse el loco

To play dumb

Echar los perros

To flirt

Dar lora

To nag / Talk excessively

Estar llevado

To be in bad shape

Estar tragado

To be madly in love

Tener jeta

To have a big mouth

Ser una nota

To be cool / Nice person

Bajarle al drama

Tone down the drama

Estar volando

To be high / Spaced out

Estar en la olla

To be broke / In trouble

Estar rayado

To be paranoid / Obsessed

Tirar caja

To laugh a lot

No me joda

Don't mess with me / No way