To want two people to be together romantically, or to root for a pairing. Borrowed from 'relationship,' shipping is an internet-born cultural act of projecting romantic connection onto real or fictional people.

To chat or converse via text messages on any messaging application. This is the most normalized English loanword in digital Spanish.

The legendary smack delivered with a flip-flop — the iconic Latin American parenting tool and universal symbol of maternal discipline. The chancletazo transcends borders and generations.

Broke or in a tight financial spot — without enough money to cover basic needs. In Peru and Chile, being misio is the relatable state of end-of-month financial limbo: you have plans, you have needs, but your bank account has other ideas.