A hook, appeal, or magnetism that draws people in naturally. Someone or something with gancho holds attention effortlessly — there's an intangible quality that makes it memorable and hard to ignore.

A mindset of working non-stop towards goals. An extreme version of hustle culture.

To swipe on a screen to approve or reject profiles on dating apps. Swipe right means yes, swipe left means no — and the verb 'swipear' is now as natural in Spanish as any native word. Millions of people swipear every day without a second thought about its English origin.

To be completely lost in thought, with your mind somewhere else entirely. Babia is a comarca in Spain, and 'estar en Babia' means being totally absent — physically present but mentally checked out.