Short for "one of my followers" or "one of my friends": a vague way to reference someone on social media without naming them. Used across Latin America and Spain for subtweeting, sharing gossip, or making indirect comments without pointing the finger directly.

Butt cheeks, rear end, the body part you sit on. 'Caerse de nalgas' is an expression for extreme surprise, like your jaw dropping so hard you fall on your behind.

A snitch, gossip, or person who carries information about others to wherever it will cause the most trouble. In Colombia and Peru, a sapo is the person you can never trust with any secret.

The deep background story, accumulated history, or narrative universe of a character, community, or ongoing situation. Originally from gaming and fantasy, lore now applies to anything with layers of context you need to understand.

To reveal important details of a movie, series, or book before someone watches or reads it. The unforgivable internet crime that ruins the experience and can destroy friendships.

To talk trash about someone behind their back, criticize them harshly when they're not around. In Mexico, 'pelar' someone is the classic behind-the-back gossip that everyone does but nobody admits to.

In Colombia, to be tangled up in a mess of problems, confused, or overwhelmed with too many things piling on at once. When you are embolatado, nothing is clear and everything is demanding your attention at the same time.

When someone vanishes from your life without any explanation, stops answering messages and acts like you don't exist. It's the modern dating plague where silence replaces a proper goodbye.

To heat something up, especially food in the microwave or on the stove. It also has a slang meaning of sexually arousing someone, context makes all the difference.

An informal goodbye inherited from the Italian 'ciao' that's used across all of Latin America. It's the most casual, breezy way to say bye, quick, warm, and universal.

Hot black coffee, served without milk or sugar in a small cup. In Colombia, ordering a tinto is like ordering water, it's the most basic and essential drink of everyday life.

To strafe in a shooter game, moving side to side while firing to dodge bullets and make yourself a hard target. A fundamental movement skill for not standing still during a gunfight. Used across Spanish-speaking gaming communities.

An affectionate Argentine nickname for anyone, regardless of whether they're actually skinny. It's as universal in Buenos Aires as breathing, used for friends, strangers, and waiters.

Sounds like the English letters "H-O-D-L." Crypto strategy of holding onto a coin through all volatility, trusting its long-term value. Born from a typo of "hold" that became a rallying cry.

Secondhand embarrassment: the cringe you feel watching someone else do something awkward or ridiculous, even though they themselves are completely unbothered. Sometimes worse than being the one who messed up. The Spanish-speaking world's word for what English calls "cringe" or "vicarious shame."

To want two people to become a couple, pairing them up mentally whether they're real people or fictional characters. It's when you see chemistry between two people and desperately want them together.

A newbie, inexperienced player who doesn't know how to play well yet. Comes from the English 'newbie' and is used in gaming to call out someone with no experience or skill.

A hangout with friends, a group of people with good vibes, or a plan to chill. In Colombia it's the standard word for your friend group or the plan for the day.

To shill: aggressively and dishonestly promote a coin, project, or product you have a stake in, pretending to be a neutral fan. Borrowed straight from English crypto/internet culture across Latin America and Spain.

To binge-watch many episodes of a series in a row without being able to stop. It's the irresistible urge to click 'next episode' that turns one episode into an entire season in one sitting.

A heavy but brief rainstorm that comes fast, soaks absolutely everything, and disappears just as quickly as it arrived. It's tropical weather at its most dramatic and unpredictable.

Castles in the air, meaning unrealistic plans or fantasies that have no solid foundation. It describes dreams or schemes that sound amazing but are completely detached from reality. Used across the Spanish speaking world when someone is making big plans with zero chance of actually pulling them off.

To speak with complete frankness, saying exactly what you think without worrying about offending anyone. Someone who "no tiene pelos en la lengua" (literally has no hairs on their tongue) will always tell you the truth, even the uncomfortable parts. Used as both a compliment and a fair warning.

A cheat program that gives you perfect aim in shooter games by automatically locking onto enemies. Using aimbot is the cheapest, most pathetic way to 'win', guaranteed to get you reported and banned.

A multi-purpose expression that can convey surprise, annoyance, frustration, or complaint depending on your tone. In Colombia and Venezuela it's as versatile as 'qué pedo' in Mexico.

Fear of missing out on something fun that others are doing, that modern social anxiety that makes you check Instagram every five minutes to see what everyone's up to without you. It hits hardest when you chose to stay home.

Collective noise, uproar, or the loud chaotic movement of a group of people. In Venezuela and Colombia, 'rebullicio' is the specific energy of a crowd that erupts all at once, everyone moving, shouting, reacting at the same time. Orderly it is not.

To eat so much you end up with a stomachache, feeling bloated and miserable from the excess. It's the painful consequence of ignoring your body's 'stop eating' signals.

Mental deterioration from consuming too much garbage internet content, absurd memes, and pointless videos. A Gen Z anglicism for the brain damage caused by TikTok.

No problem, no complications, everything's chill and drama-free. Saying 'cero drama' is the modern way of communicating that something doesn't bother you, doesn't worry you, and isn't worth stressing over.