To bum money, favors, or things from others with no real intention of paying them back. The mangueador is a professional moocher who perfected the art of asking without shame.

Being in a really bad, difficult, or complicated situation with no easy way out. Also used for something that's broken or to describe a person who's difficult and hard to deal with.

Bloque de casas o edificios entre dos calles paralelas, la unidad básica para dar indicaciones en México y gran parte de América Latina. Cuando alguien dice 'a dos cuadras', significa que camines dos bloques y listo.

A mop in Argentina and Uruguay — the cleaning instrument for scrubbing floors until they shine. The River Plate mop is basically the same thing but with a different name, as usual between countries.