Slang

Question 1

Buena onda / Mal onda

Answer 1

Good / Bad waves/vibrations
(Similar to good/bad vibes in English)
*Often meant as really cool or uncool.

Question 2

Comiendo moscas

Answer 2

Eating flies(when sleeping in a lecture)

Question 3

Irse el avión

Answer 3

To lose your train of thought

Ex. Se me fue el avión(My plane just took off).

Question 4

Echando le hueva

Answer 4

(Throwing the egg) means you are being lazy at the moment.

Question 5

Vivir en nube de pedos(Argentina)

Answer 5

To be out-of-touch with reality

“to live on a cloud of farts”

Question 6

Subo como pedo de buzo(Argentina)

Answer 6

To rise the social ladder quickly(“to go up like a scuba diver’s fart).

Question 7

Ni en pedo(Argentina)

Answer 7

No way in hell

Question 8

Arrastar el ala(Lat Am)

Answer 8

To make a romantic advance/really flirting with someone

Question 9

Lo atamos con alambre. (Argentina)

Answer 9

To fix something temporarily

Question 10

Échale ganas (Mexico)

Answer 10

is what you would yell at someone who needs the put some energy into whatever it is they’re doing.

Question 11

Hazme un fa (Columbia)

Answer 11

Do me a favor

Also, “Por favor?” Is shortened to “porfa.”

Question 12

A hardworking person

Answer 12

Es un currante(Spain)

Question 13

I like it

Answer 13

Me mola(Spain)

Question 14

A person that likes to tell secrets

Answer 14

Bocachancla(Spain)

Question 15

I don’t have money

Answer 15

No tengo pasta(Spain)

Question 16

You’re very boring

Answer 16

Eres un rollo(Spain)

Question 17

Almost there

Answer 17

Ya mérito(Mexico)

Question 18

I’ll be back soon

Answer 18

Ahorita vengo(Mexico)

Question 19

Being drunk

Answer 19

Estar hasta las chanclas(Mexico)

Question 20

Flirt with a girl

Answer 20

Echar los perros(Mexico)

Question 21

It’s cool

Answer 21

Está chido(Mexico)

Question 22

Dude

Answer 22

(M) Wey, compa, cuate

(S) colega, tronco, tío

Question 23

Hangover

Answer 23

(M) estar crudo

(S) resaca

Question 24

No problem

Answer 24

(M) no hay pedo
no hay bronca(there’s no fight)

(S) no hay problema
no te preocupes
ni te preocupes

Question 25

Cool

Answer 25

(M) está chido
está padre

(S) guay
me mola

Question 26

Kid

Answer 26

(M) chamaco
chamacito

(S) niño

(C) culicagado

Question 27

Okay

Answer 27

(M) va
órale va
dale

(S) vale

Question 28

Like

Answer 28

(M) me late(I’m vibing with it)

(S) me mola
guay

Question 29

Posh

Answer 29

(M) fresa

(S) pijo / pija

Question 30

Beer

Answer 30

(M) chela / chelita
cervecita

(S) cerveza
cańa
botellín
birra

Question 31

Is that true?

Answer 31

(M) ¿Es neta?

(S) ¿Estás de cońa?

Question 32

This is awesome

Answer 32

(M) Está con madre!

(S) mola muchísimo 
     está súper guay
     es increíble 
     está genial 
     es maravilloso

Question 33

I don’t care

Answer 33

(M) me vale madre

(S) me da igual
no me importa

Question 34

You are a very cool person

Answer 34

(M) eres poca madre

(S) eres muy guay
me molas mucho