Mexican Spanish slang
Mexican slang is some of the most expressive and most exported.
- Güey / Wey — Dude, bro
- ¿Qué onda? — What's up?
- Chido — Cool, awesome
- Padre / Padrísimo — Cool / very cool
- No manches — No way / get out of here
- Neta — Really? / for real
- Chamba — Job, work
- Crudo — Hungover
Argentinian Spanish slang
Argentinian Spanish (especially Buenos Aires lunfardo) sounds almost like a different dialect.
- Che — Hey (used like 'dude' at the start of a sentence)
- Boludo — Dude (very informal; can be insult or affection)
- Quilombo — A mess, chaos
- Posta — For real / truth
- Laburo — Work, job
- Mango — A peso (money)
- Pibe / Piba — Guy / girl
Spain slang
Spanish from Spain has its own everyday vocabulary you won't hear in Latin America.
- Tío / Tía — Dude / girl
- Guay — Cool
- Vale — OK
- Currar — To work
- Flipar — To freak out (in a good or bad way)
- Molar — To be cool / to rock
- Joder — Damn (very common, mildly vulgar)