🇨🇱 Chilean Spanish slang cheat sheet
The 18 words locals actually use. Tap a word for the full story, or print this page and stick it on your fridge.
| Word | Say it | Means |
|---|---|---|
| cachai | kah-CHYE | You know? / get it? — Chile's conversational tag. |
| po | poh | A meaningless emphasis particle stuck on the end of sentences. |
| weón | weh-OHN | Dude / idiot — Chile's most flexible and most dangerous word. |
| bacán | bah-KAHN | Cool, awesome, great. |
| fome | FOH-meh | Boring, lame, dull. |
| carrete | kah-RREH-teh | A party, a night out. |
| pololo | poh-LOH-loh | Boyfriend. "Polola" is girlfriend. |
| altiro | ahl-TEE-roh | Right away, immediately. |
| la raja | lah RAH-hah | Awesome — Chile’s strongest praise. |
| cuático | KWAH-tee-koh | Intense, over the top, a bit much. |
| taco | TAH-koh | A traffic jam — not food. |
| guagua | WAH-wah | A baby. |
| pega | PEH-gah | Work / a job. |
| copete | koh-PEH-teh | Booze — alcohol in general. |
| flaite | FLY-teh | Trashy, low-class — a loaded class insult. |
| pucha | POO-chah | Aw, damn — the polite version of a swear. |
| hueá / weá | weh-AH | Thing / stuff / nonsense — the word that does everything. |
| seco / seca | SEH-koh | Excellent at something — seriously skilled. |
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