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SPANISH CASTELLANO SLANG

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MEXICAN SLANG

QUE ONDA? or QUE ROLLO? or QUE PEDO? (WHAT´S UP?, HI)

WEY (DUDE, MAN)

CHIDO (COOL)

NACHAS (BUTT)

ME VALE (I DON´T CARE)

ESTA CANIJO or ESTA CAÑON (IT´S DIFFICULT, IT´S HARD)

VETE AL CARAJO (GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE)

AGUAS!! (WATCH OUT!!)

ESTOY CRUDO or ESTOY PEDO (I HAVE A HANGOVER) (CRUDA=HANGOVER)

CHIN!! (OOPS!!)

JODIDO (SCREWED)

FERIA or VARO (MONEY. This also is the correct term for FAIR, THE PLACE WHERE YOU GO TO HAVE FUN)

ECHARSE UN TACO (GRAB A BITE TO EAT)

ME ECHAS UNA LLAMADA (GIVE ME A CALL)

MENSO or BABOSO (STUPID)

NO MANCHES (GIVE ME A BREAK)

PORFA (SHORT FOR POR FAVOR = PLEASE)

SIMON or SALE or SAZ (YES, SURE)

NEL (NO)

NETA? NETA! (QUESTION: REALLY? AFFIRMATION: REALLY!)

GRIFO or MARIGUANO (UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS)

A HUEVO!! (OF COURSE!!)

ME COSTO UN HUEVO (IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME)

DALE!! (START or GO)

PISALE!! (PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL)

NO HAY PEDO (NO PROBLEM). NOTE: MEXICANS NEVER SAY NO PROBLEMO OR NO PROBLEMA

AHI NOS VEMOS (SEE YOU LATER) NOTE: MEXICANS NEVER SAY HASTA LA VISTA.

ENTRALE (GO AHEAD, THIS ALSO MEANS LET´S FIGHT)

CHAMBA or JALE (JOB, WORK)

CHAMBEANDO (WORKING)

CHALE (DAMN)

CARNAL (BROTHER), CARNALA (SISTER)

JEFE (FATHER, THIS ALSO MEANS BOSS) JEFA (MOTHER)

MORRO or MORRILLO or CHIQUILLO (BOY) MORRA or MORRILLA or CHIQUILLA (GIRL)

MORRALLA (CHANGE, TALKING ABOUT MONEY)

CHAVA (GIRL, THIS ALSO IS A SLANG FOR THE NAME SALVADOR)

MI VIEJO (MY HUSBAND) MI VIEJA (MY WIFE)

BARRIGA or PANZA (BELLY)

THERE ARE OTHER WORDS WHICH I CONSIDER VULGAR SLANG WHICH I DON´T LIKE TO USE SO I DID NOT ADD THEM HERE.