In Spain and across the Spanish-speaking world, to repeat something obsessively — hammering the same point over and over until everyone around you is exhausted. Also means to physically crush something.

A blond or fair-skinned person in Colombia — a totally neutral descriptor with no negative connotation. In a country where most people have dark hair and darker complexions, the mono or mona stands out simply by being different. It's not a compliment or an insult; it's just what you look like.

The legendary smack delivered with a flip-flop — the iconic Latin American parenting tool and universal symbol of maternal discipline. The chancletazo transcends borders and generations.

The endless loop of scrolling through bad news, disasters, and depressing content even though it makes you feel worse with every post. Doomscrolling is the digital-age affliction that keeps you glued to your phone at midnight reading about everything going wrong in the world.