Spainchungo
adjective · Informal
Dodgy, dubious, in poor shape. Of a situation: difficult or unpromising.
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Spain
Spanish Slang for Everyday Things
8 Spanish slang terms for everyday things, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Informal names for ordinary things and ordinary activities — the domestic layer of slang that rarely makes phrasebooks but comes up constantly.
cutre
adjective · Informal · KOO-treh
Shabby, tacky, cheap and slightly grim. Applies to bars, hotels, clothes and behaviour.
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liarse
verb · Informal
To get together with someone romantically, usually casually: se liaron en la fiesta.
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marrón
noun · Informal
An unpleasant job or awkward situation that lands on you. Comerse un marrón is to get lumbered with something.
movida
noun · Informal
A situation, a business, a hassle. Deliberately vague: vaya movida, 'what a palaver'.
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pillar
verb · Informal
To catch or grab: voy a pillar el metro.
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quedar
verb · Colloquial
To arrange to meet; to make plans with someone. Absolutely central to Spanish social life and with no single-word English equivalent — 'we quedamos at eight' means the meeting is agreed.
rollo
noun · Informal
A bore; something tedious and long-winded. Qué rollo — 'what a drag'.
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