Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Colombian-Slang

Vocabulary - Colombian Spanish Slang

Colombian Spanish has a number of expressions and terms specific to this country that are difficult to quantify! It is difficult to list them all, especially since each region has its own expressions. However, here is an overview of the most common across the country.

Words & Expressions in Colombian Slang

Colombian Slang	Meaning in English
A la orden	"please", "at your service"
Arruncharse	sleeping in someone's arms
Camellar	work hard
Chevere	“cool”
Chino, niño	child
Churo/a	a physically attractive person
Con permiso	sorry, excuse me
Finde	weekend (contraction of “Fin de semana”)
¡No joda!	Nuh-uh!/Get outta here!
¡No me joda!	Don´t bother me! but depending of the context this can also mean ¡fuck off!
¡Ojo!	Be careful! Watch out!
¡Pilas!	Be careful!
¡Qué boleta!	How embarrassing!
¡Qué mamera!	That´s boring!
¿Qué más?	What´s up?
¿Quiubo, Parce?	What’s up, bro?
Billete	Dollar bills, money
Changó	To go dancing
El Parche	The crew, the homies
Gonorrea	Is a slang popularized by the people of the "barriadas" (the poorest part of Medellin), this word literally translate "gonorrhea" and the meaning may vary, when is referred to somebody usually is consider an insult as strong as "bitch", but when this word is refered to an action, can be understood as something "unbeliveble".
Guayabo	Hangover
Jincho/Jincha	To be drunk
Lucas	Colombian Pesos
Me regala…	Would you give me…
Mi Llave/Llavería/Llavero	Literal meanin is, My key/key chain but Slang meaning is My (close) friend
Parce	Dude
Parcero	Is other variation of "parce" and also means dude.
Plata	Money
Polas	Beers
Rumba	Party
Rumbiar	To go out, to party
Un Catorce	A favor
Un Chorro	A swig (of alcohol)
Una Chuspa	A plastic bag
Vuelta a la manzana	Go around the block