To flirt with natural charisma, seduce with smooth talk, style, and irresistible charm. It's an anglicism from 'rizz' turned into a verb that describes the art of modern-day flirting.

To join a plan, get excited about doing something, or get fully involved in an activity. In Argentina when someone 'se prende,' they're in without hesitation. It's the enthusiastic yes that everyone wants to hear.

Someone who has done time in prison or has experience with the prison world. In Argentina and Uruguay, a canero carries the mark of that experience: different rules, different codes, different eyes.

The process of generating a final image or video from a project in editing, 3D modeling, or design software. Rendering is when the computer does the heavy lifting and you wait, sometimes for hours.

Sounds like the English word "headshot." A precise shot to the enemy's head in a shooter game that deals maximum damage or instant elimination. The most sought-after and celebrated kill.

To do something reluctantly and without enthusiasm, while making it perfectly clear you would rather be anywhere else. The person doing it a regañadientes complies, but not without letting everyone know how much they dislike it.

When someone absolutely kills it, looks incredible, does something spectacular, or just destroys everything in their path. Slay is Gen Z's ultimate compliment: if someone tells you "slay," you nailed it.

Short for 'away from keyboard', the player left their computer and isn't playing. AFK teammates are the bane of every online game, leaving their team short-handed.

A crypto scam where the project creators disappear with investors' money after artificially pumping the token's value. The classic exit scam of fraudulent coins. Used in Spanish-speaking crypto communities.

To place wards or vision sentinels at strategic points on the map to see enemy movements. Without wards you're playing blind and any gank will destroy you.

From the English "degenerate," someone who recklessly throws money into high-risk crypto trades or bets purely for the adrenaline rush, no research involved. Often used with ironic pride in crypto communities.

To aggressively charge at enemies without thinking much in a video game. It's the strategy of the brave or the desperate, going all in straight at the enemy.

Short for "not gonna make it," used to mock someone who made a bad decision or has a mindset doomed to fail. The opposite of WAGMI, common in crypto and internet culture across Spanish-speaking communities.

Terrible, very bad, or of poor quality. In Argentina, 'del orto' is the most direct way to say something or someone is worthless, applies to situations, products, or people equally.

A person who is very well-groomed, with their hair slicked back with gel, and dressed in an exaggerated, flashy manner. Also refers to someone who thinks very highly of themselves.

Red in many Latin American countries. It also describes someone who's blushing, either from embarrassment, sunburn, or anger, depending on the situation.

When someone says something you totally agree with and it's objectively true beyond any debate. It's like saying 'you're absolutely right' but in Gen Z fashion, quick, direct, and final.

An Argentine expression meaning everything's perfect, excellent, that you accept something enthusiastically, or there's no problem at all. When something's joya, it's exactly right and you're completely satisfied.

A thunderous, powerful shot on goal in football, the kind the goalkeeper doesn't even see and that makes the net shake. When a player unleashes a cañonazo, the entire stadium jumps to its feet screaming.

To pass the buck, to dodge responsibility by pushing it onto someone else. Like tossing a ball to the next person so you do not have to deal with it. Common in Argentina and Uruguay when talking about people who avoid taking ownership of a problem.

A beat-up old car that barely holds together, rattling at every traffic light and leaking smoke from somewhere. In Uruguay and Argentina the cachilo is a humble but beloved vehicle. It looks terrible but somehow keeps running, and that earns it a certain affection.

To be enrolled in and attending a course or degree program at university. When you're actively going to classes and putting in time and effort to get through your studies.

A smooth talker who says all the right things to charm you, but probably doesn't mean any of it. In Argentina and Uruguay, a chamullero is that guy who sweet-talks you with beautiful words, makes you fall for him, and then vanishes. It comes from "chamullo" (sweet talk or game), and it's used a lot in the context of dating and flirting.

A parking lot or place to leave your car, taken straight from English with zero adaptation. The anglicism that Spain, Argentina, and Colombia adopted to refer to the spot where you park.

A flirt who goes from person to person without committing to anyone seriously, like a hummingbird going flower to flower. They're charming with everyone but loyal to no one.

A person dedicated to criticizing, hating, and trash-talking someone or something without any constructive purpose. Haters are fueled by envy and the need to bring others down.

A foul odor or stench clinging to a person or place. In Argentina, "baranda" is blunt and unambiguous: there is no polite way to use this word. When you tell someone they have baranda, you mean they genuinely smell bad and should do something about it.

An inseparable friend you're always with, your loyal adventure partner who never lets you down. In Bolivia and Peru, your yunta is that ride-or-die friendship that lasts a lifetime unconditionally.

An urban music genre with heavy beats, introspective lyrics, and autotune that came from the US and got completely Latinized. It's the sound defining the current generation of Latin urban artists.

In football, a long and powerful pass or shot that travels through the air from one area to another. The 'pelotazo' is the strategy of the team that lacks technique but has strength.