A person who desperately seeks approval and attention from the opposite sex by trying to seem different or special. The classic 'I'm not like the others' that everyone can spot from a mile away.

To catch, grab, or bust someone doing something they shouldn't in Spain. When you get pillado red-handed, there's no excuse that'll save you, your only option is to accept you got caught.

To play like a coward in video games: hiding, camping, or avoiding direct fights. In gaming, 'ratear' is the strategy of those who prefer surviving over actually fighting.

To make the most of a situation, resource, or person. Someone who sabe sacar provecho (knows how to capitalize) never lets a good opportunity go to waste, and can even turn a bad situation into a win.

A grape brandy that Peru and Chile have been fighting over forever regarding its origin. The pisco sour is the flagship cocktail of both countries and the pisco war has no end in sight.

A vulgar but extremely common expression in Argentina and Chile meaning 'no way' or 'impossible.' When something is 'ni cagando,' it's not happening even if you got paid for it, period.

To fall short of expectations, to underdeliver after a lot of buildup. Across Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Spain, when something or someone "queda a deber," the gap between what was promised and what actually happened is painfully obvious.

An exclamation of surprise, anger, or frustration in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. It's a moderate swear word that slips out involuntarily when something goes wrong or catches you off guard.

When a program, app, or video game glitches and behaves erratically and unexpectedly. Also used for people who get confused, freeze up, or act weird as if their brain just crashed.

To stalk or pursue someone with romantic or sexual intentions, like a vulture waiting for its moment. It's the most desperate form of flirting, when someone won't stop insisting even after being told no.

To drop or release something new into the world: music, a video game item, a product, or digital content. It's the gamer and music anglicism used for any hyped-up launch.

In Chile, a stuck-up upper-class woman who looks down on people she considers below her social or economic level. "Cuica" is the feminine form of "cuico." These are people who live in wealthy Santiago neighborhoods like Las Condes or Vitacura and make sure everyone around them knows it through their attitude and brand name obsession.

To make a fool of oneself in public by saying or doing something inappropriate, wrong, or clumsy, resulting in visible embarrassment. It is one of the most universal and unavoidable experiences of human social life.

A party, bash, or night out to have an incredible time in Chile. The carrete is sacred in Chilean culture, every good weekend has to include one with friends, music, drinks, and good vibes.

To cost a massive amount of effort, struggle, or sacrifice to achieve. Similar to "it cost me an arm and a leg" but focused on effort rather than money. Used across much of Latin America and Spain when something was brutally hard to pull off.

Really good, excellent, top quality in Chile. It's the praise for something above average that left you satisfied and you'd recommend to anyone without hesitation.

A shoplifter who hides stolen goods in their clothes. In Chile and Argentina, a mechero is a specific type of thief, not a robber, but someone who pockets items in stores with practiced nonchalance.

A brave, bold person or someone who acts all macho and fearless in Chile. Also used as a generic, neutral way to refer to any guy or person: 'You know that gallo?'.

A wooden spinning top with a metal tip that spins when you throw it wrapped in string. It's a classic Latin American toy that requires serious skill to master, real ones can do tricks.

To have an amazing time, an experience so great you describe it as an explosion of fun and happiness. When you 'la pasas bomba,' every moment was perfect and the memory alone makes you smile.

Used as a toast when clinking glasses, equivalent to 'cheers' in English. It's also said when someone sneezes, as the Spanish equivalent of 'bless you.' Two completely different uses of the same word that both mean 'health,' covering both the ritual of drinking together and the courtesy of public sneezing.

Livestreams on social media where creators broadcast in real time and interact directly with their audience. Across the Spanish-speaking internet, "los lives" are seen as the rawest and most unfiltered side of a creator, far from the polished edited content on their main feed.

Someone with natural charm and the ability to flirt and win people over just by talking. Derived from internet slang "rizz," a rizzler does not need looks: their personality and way with words does all the work. Used widely across Latin America and Spain.

To upload or post content on the internet, social media, or any digital platform. Uploading a photo, video, or file is the everyday act of sharing your life or work with the entire world.

To get something, to understand or catch what is being explained or happening. The casual colloquial equivalent of "to get it" in Spain and Chile, used when something finally clicks or when checking if the other person followed along.

The abbreviation for 'what the f***' expressing surprise, confusion, or total disbelief. It's the universal internet reaction when something makes absolutely no sense.

To share or send a web link to someone. When someone asks you to send them the link to something you saw online, they're asking you to linkear it so they can check it out too.

A tip-off or insider information passed confidentially before something happens. Widely used across Latin America, a pitazo gives you the advantage of knowing before everyone else, whether it is a heads-up about an inspection, a job opening, or any situation where timing matters.

To get someone worked up, to push someone until they lose their patience. Used across Latin America as a warning that someone is reaching their limit and is about to snap.

A girl who has that indefinable magnetic quality that makes everyone want to know her without being able to explain why. She just has it: effortless charm, cool energy, and a presence that turns heads the moment she walks in.