To sell something on informal credit without immediate payment, trusting someone's word that they'll pay later. It's the trust-based economy that keeps neighborhood shops alive, where the owner jots it down in their little notebook.

To wash dishes or scrub something hard — the most basic household chore. It also means to annoy, bother, or pester someone depending on the country, so context is everything with this word.

To deceive someone into giving up money or goods through elaborate, convincing lies. It's theft disguised as legitimate business that leaves you broke and with a painful life lesson.

The standard word for someone who's had too much alcohol and it shows. Although every country has their own slang, borracho is the one every Spanish speaker understands no matter where they're from.