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January 5, 2009

cháchara

slang

Meaning: trinket, knicknack, junk

Example: El mercado de artesanias y dulces tiene puras chácharas. (The handcrafts and sweets market is full
of knicknacks.)

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for the Spanish translation.

Mexican Slang
A big favor
A person from Baja California
A person from Guadalajara
A person from Monterrey
A person from Puerto Vallarta
a person from Tuxtla Gutierrez
A person from Veracruz
a person with a small nose
A slew, tons
A ton; a bunch; a whole lot
a whole lot; a ton; a bunch
Asshole; butthead
Asshole; jerk
Awesome
Babe
Bald
Ball cap
Balls
Beer
Beer
Boobs, tits
Border
Border slang
Bothersome question
Brat
Bribe
Brother
Brown noser
Bummer!
Butterfingers
Cheap
Check it out
Chick
Chubby
Compadre - friend
Cool - awesome
Cross your fingers!
Crybaby
Damn thing
Damned
Dance club
Dang!
Daughter
Dedicated
Destructo
Dick
Ditch (school)
Don't bug me!
Donkey, dumb person, idiot
Dude
Dude!
Emos
Fanatically religious
Far out - fabulous - great
Finger-licking good
Fridge
Gay
Get naked
Give me a break!
Go to hell!
Gossip
Gossip
Guy
Guy - dude
Hassle, fight, problem
Head
hot dog
Human smuggler
Hungover
I couldn’t care less.
I don’t give a shit.
I'll see ya
Ick!
Idiot, stupid, dummy
Immigration
IQ-challenged
I’ll catch you later
I’m shocked! I can’t believe it!
Jalopy
Kid
Kid, boy
Killer, awesome
Kiss ass
Lazy
Let's go!
Liter bottle of beer
Mess
Mexico City
My son
Naked
No way
No way!
Nonsense
Nosy
Not a thing
Not to know what to do
Nothing
Office
Old lady
OMG!
Party
Person from Los Cabos
Person from Zihuatanejo, Guerrero
Pesos
Pig-headed
Playing deaf
Poop
Pot
Rich kid
Right on!
Right on! Cool!
Rip off
Shorty; short
Skateboarders
Smelly
Snafu, disaster, screw-up
So-and-so
Someone from Mexico City
Someone from Mexico City
Someone from the US
Son of a bitch!
Son of a gun!
Squealer, rat, tattletale
Strange duck
That's fine
That’s awesome
The family jewels
The police/police officer
The Virgin of Guadalupe
to be extremely drunk
To be screwed
To become like a gringo
To feel lazy
To find a person unappealing
To fuck, to fuck with
To get a boyfriend
To get faked out
To like someone
to pay attention to
To rip off
To work
Tons
Touch wood, knock on wood
Trinket, knicknack, junk
Ummmmm
Underwear
Ut oh!
What the hell!
What's up?
What’s up? What’s going on?
Who knows?
Womanizer
Work
Worn out

Mexican Expressions
airhead
All of a sudden
Any time now
Be an angel
Break the ice
Child’s play
Damn it!
Definitely; exactly
Don’t be dramatic.
Enjoy all types of people
Estás zafado
Game of cat and mouse
Give it your all
Give yourself body and soul
God willing
God willing
Happy as a clam
Happy New Year!
Hey man, come on over!
Hi, crayon!
Holy cow!
I appreciate it.
I don’t give a shit!
I forgot what I was going to say.
I lost my train of thought.
I was blown away
If I remember correctly
In a snap, lickity split
In my expert opinion
It's all good.
It's on the tip of my tongue.
It’s better than nothing.
It’s like the pot calling the kettle black.
It’s no big deal.
It’s no piece of cake!
Long live Mexico!
Loud and clear
No problem
Not labeled for individual resale
One week/two weeks
Oops!
Party on!
Quickly, flying
Rain threatens
Raining cats and dogs
Retire on a shoestring budget
Right away
Ruin
Said and done!
Shut your trap.
Sorry, I don’t have any.
Thank goodness
That's right.
That’s life!
The better half
The pretty girl wants the luck of the ugly girl
This is me, leaving.
To be fed up with
To be vain, conceited
To each his own
To get knocked up
To really enjoy
We’re going to have a few glasses of wine.
What cheek s/he has!
Whatever
With all due respect
You can’t get lost. You can’t miss it.
You're welcome
You’re being cheap!
You’re pretending not
to hear me.

Piropos (flirtatious saying)

Anglicism
Bye
Cool
Email
Extremely
Oops!
Punk
Shorts
Six pack
Spring Breakers
Sweater
Tennis shoes
Tip
Tuxedo
TV

Vocabulary
Annoying
At your service
Bypass
Christmas Eve
Confirmed bachelor
Congratulations, best wishes
Drunk
Drunken binge
Easter Week
Get out of here
Ghost town
Good Friday
Hired gun
Holy Saturday
Imbecile
Lame
Leap year
Listen to me
Mexico City
Namesake
Nickname
Old maid
Please
Rude; poorly brought up
Rude; poorly brought up
Suddenly
Sweetie
Take heart!
The tooth fairy
Thief
To the point
What?
Whiskey