The class clown type who always has a joke ready and never takes anything seriously. The guasón livens up any room but can also be the person who makes jokes at the worst possible moment and doesn't know when to stop.

A word that does triple duty in the Southern Cone: a joke, an annoyance, or a party — all depending on context. 'En joda' means joking around; 'qué joda' means what a pain; and going to a joda means you're going out to have fun.

To spill a secret, expose something hidden, or accidentally reveal what someone wanted kept quiet. In the Río de la Plata region, deschavar is the moment a plan falls apart because someone talked too much.

Mediocre, neither good nor bad, just average. If something is 'mid', it's not worth praising or criticizing, it's just 'middle of the road'.