Argentina
All expressions
Argentina
All expressions
Money in general — the most tango-flavored, lunfardo way to talk about cash in Argentina and Uruguay. Born in the barrios of Buenos Aires and still alive in everyday speech.
A person who neither studies nor works. The nini lives at their parents' house, has no plans, and their routine is Netflix, sleep, and repeat. It's a serious social issue disguised as a meme.
To get super into something, to get hooked to the point where you can't stop and want more. In Argentina, coparse is when you discover something that completely grabs you and you become an instant fanatic.
A boy, guy, or young dude in Argentina — one of the most iconic words in everyday River Plate Spanish. It's used for everything: from referring to a friend to talking about some random stranger on the street.
Having street smarts, real-life experience, and knowing how the world actually works outside of books. The street teaches you things no university ever could.