Lingo Kaiava Slang 🇪🇸 Spanish (Spain) Spanish Slang 18 words Spaniards actually
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tío Dude, mate, guy. "Tía" for a woman. vale OK / alright / got it. guay Cool, great, awesome. molar To be cool / to like — "me mola" means I love it. currar To work. "Curro" is the job. flipar To be blown away, to freak out (in a good or bad way). chaval Kid, young guy. "Chavala" for a girl. majo Nice, pleasant, likeable — said about people. joder Damn / for fuck’s sake — Spain’s all-purpose expletive. Crude — know it before you say it hostia Bloody hell — and also a hard hit. Crude — know it before you say it pijo / pija Posh, preppy — rich and showing it. botellón A big outdoor drinking session in a park or square. cutre Shabby, cheap, grim — done on the cheap and it shows. ser la leche To be amazing — or unbelievable, in a bad way. ¡qué fuerte! That’s intense / I can’t believe it. friki A geek — obsessive about a niche interest. puente A long weekend made by bridging a midweek holiday. mazo Loads / really — a Madrid intensifier. Learning the words is the easy half Knowing what tío means won't help when someone says it to you at speed. Lingo
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