Argentina
All expressions
Argentina
All expressions
Top quality, generous, or exceptional in every way. In Argentine slang, saying something is patria means it's the real deal — a huge serving, a premium experience, or something done with full generosity and no corners cut.
To offer something that doesn't exist, to promise without being able to fulfill it. The person who sells smoke generates empty expectations.
A blockhead, dimwit, or someone who makes the most basic mistakes over and over. A zoquete doesn't learn no matter how many times you explain something — they're consistently, reliably clueless.
A bully or blowhard who threatens and boasts about their courage but never actually follows through. A bravucón is all talk — the louder they speak, the less likely they are to back it up when it actually counts.
An extremely attractive person, a visual standout — someone so good-looking they're like a work of art you can't stop admiring. In Latin America, calling someone a cuadro is giving them the highest aesthetic compliment.