Colombia
Most popular words
All expressions
Colombia
All expressions
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.
When someone gets caught with irrefutable evidence doing something they shouldn't have — busted in high definition with no possibility of denial. The digital equivalent of being caught red-handed.
A joke taken too far, a prank, or someone messing with you. In Colombia and Venezuela, when someone is doing a mamadera de gallo, they're pulling your leg or not taking you seriously, and it's gone past being funny into being annoying. Literally translates to "rooster sucking," which makes zero sense but that's slang for you.
La pregunta clave cuando quieres saber el precio de algo en cualquier mercado, tienda o puesto. Tu mejor amiga en el tianguis o mercado.
Cool, awesome, something positive that you enjoy and makes you feel good. It's perhaps the most widely exported word from Caribbean and Andean Spanish — a universal synonym for everything being perfect.