An expert, a master of their craft, someone who's clearly on another level in Colombia. If someone calls you teso, they mean you're genuinely talented — not just good but noticeably, impressively skilled. It's a compliment that carries real weight.

To post a story on Instagram or WhatsApp — that 24-hour window into your life that disappears before anyone important sees it. Storear is the Spanglish verb the whole Spanish-speaking world adopted because 'subir una historia' was too many syllables for something people do 10 times a day.

Someone using fake photos and a false identity online to deceive others — usually in romantic contexts. The catfish creates an elaborate fake persona, builds emotional connections, and eventually gets exposed in a moment of brutal internet reality. It happens everywhere but feels personal every single time.

A bad situation, a major setback, or something that went completely wrong. In Colombia, quedar en paila means being left with nothing — financially, personally, or professionally — after things fell apart.