Chile
All expressions
Chile
All expressions
To think, plan, or come up with something carefully by using your brain and turning it over until you find the best solution. In Argentina and Chile, cranear is that intense mental process of searching for answers to complicated problems.
An incredible song, an absolute hit that slaps hard and you can't stop listening to. An English loanword adopted universally by young Spanish speakers on social media.
Style, attitude, and the way someone raps with rhythm and personality. Also the natural swagger or charisma someone radiates when they walk, talk, dress, or just exist with effortless confidence.
A Chilean informal greeting used between friends as a quick, casual hello. It's as universal in Chile as breathing — heard on every corner, every phone call, and every text.
That perfect sweet spot of being slightly drunk where everything is funnier, you feel braver, but you haven't lost control yet. It's the ideal party state, the golden zone before things go sideways. Used across Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Peru.