Colombia
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Colombia
All expressions
To illegally access computer systems to steal data or cause damage. Also used casually to mean finding a clever shortcut or creative solution to an everyday problem.
A person who steals or takes other people's stuff when nobody's looking with silent skill. Someone with a tendency to keep what's not theirs, taking advantage of every moment of carelessness.
Literally a fat person, but in Argentina and many other countries it's used as an affectionate nickname regardless of actual weight. You can call your skinny partner "gordo" or "gorda" and it's pure love.
Something that was posted on Twitter/X and became public for the whole world to see and judge. Once a message is "tuiteado," there is no taking it back, because the internet never forgets and never forgives. Used across all Spanish speaking countries as the standard verb for tweeting.
One million pesos in Colombia and Chile, the casual slang unit for talking about large amounts of money. Saying "palos" instead of "millones" saves you from having to pronounce all those scary zeros. It is the go to term in everyday conversation about salaries, prices, and big purchases.