To drink alcohol, the most visual expression for knocking back drinks. The image is perfect: raising your elbow to pour the drink in, and whoever empina el codo too much is the official drunk at every gathering.

In Spain, to show off or brag, flaunting your possessions, achievements, or connections to impress people. Originally from caló slang meaning to dress well, fardar now covers any kind of showing off, from a new car to dropping names.

A dumb person or someone who doesn't understand things no matter how many times you explain. Calling someone burro is a classic since elementary school that never goes out of style, it stings, but we've all heard it.

To ask someone to watch over, check on, or keep a casual eye on something for a moment. A common, light request across all Spanish-speaking countries, no deep commitment needed, just a quick glance.

To have absolutely zero clue about something, to be in complete ignorance. It's a universal Spanish expression that emphasizes you don't have the slightest hint about what someone's asking.

To host a website, server, or online content so it's accessible and available to everyone on the internet. Without hosting, your website is just files sitting on a computer going nowhere.

An informal bet among friends on the outcome of a game, event, or situation. Everyone puts in their prediction and whoever gets it right takes the pot, bragging rights included.

To create or share memes on the internet, the modern art of making millions laugh with a clever image and text. It's Gen Z's favorite form of communication for commenting on absolutely everything that happens.

To suck it up and deal with it, accepting consequences without complaining or looking for excuses. The word comes from "pecho" (chest), meaning to face something head-on. Used in Spain for situations where you have no choice but to own up and push through.

The workplace disease of solving every problem by calling a meeting, most of which produce no real decisions or results. The most recognizable symptom: each meeting ends by scheduling another meeting to discuss what was not resolved in the first one.

A state of mental peace and emotional balance that the millennial and Gen Z generations seek. The number one life goal of the 21st century.

To overthink or mentally loop on the same problem without ever reaching a conclusion. Used widely across the Spanish-speaking world, dar vueltas is that unproductive mental spiral that keeps you stuck instead of moving forward.

An independent, mysterious man who goes through life his own way without following anyone or seeking approval. Comes from the internet wolf hierarchy and is used as either an ironic or serious compliment depending on context.

A short vertical video on Instagram inspired by TikTok, lasting between 15 and 90 seconds. The format every platform copied because it's addictive, great for viral content, and hooks you instantly.

Bombarding someone with excessive attention, gifts, and sweet words at the start of a relationship to manipulate and control them. When it seems too good to be true, it probably is and comes with hidden intentions.

Information that ruins the surprise of a movie, series, or book by revealing key plot points before you experience them yourself. Spoilers are the fastest way to make enemies online.

Binge-watching a series, watching episode after episode nonstop until sunrise. It's the perfect weekend plan and the reason you show up half-dead to work on Mondays.

The invisible system that decides what content you see on social media, which videos pop up, and which posts disappear. The algorithm is the modern god that controls your feed without you even noticing.

The common cold with coughing, runny nose, sore throat, and general misery that catches you when you least expect it. According to every Latino mom, you get a resfriado from going out with wet hair or walking barefoot.

To be in on it, involved in a scheme or secret plan. In Spain if you're en el ajo you're part of the inner circle that knows what's really going on.

A ticket to access an event, concert, movie, or show in Spain and other countries. It's what you need to buy and have in hand so they'll let you through the door without any issues.

To sneak into a place or line without permission, without paying, or without an invitation. It's the art of getting in where you shouldn't be, whether it's a party, an event, or the line at the supermarket.

To flirt with natural charisma, seduce with smooth talk, style, and irresistible charm. It's an anglicism from 'rizz' turned into a verb that describes the art of modern-day flirting.

The process of generating a final image or video from a project in editing, 3D modeling, or design software. Rendering is when the computer does the heavy lifting and you wait, sometimes for hours.

In Spain, to tinker with gadgets, old appliances, or machines out of pure curiosity, not as a professional. From "cacharro" (a beat-up, low-value object). The hands-on hobby of taking things apart just to understand how they work, adjusting and experimenting with no goal beyond satisfying curiosity.

To do something reluctantly and without enthusiasm, while making it perfectly clear you would rather be anywhere else. The person doing it a regañadientes complies, but not without letting everyone know how much they dislike it.

When someone absolutely kills it, looks incredible, does something spectacular, or just destroys everything in their path. Slay is Gen Z's ultimate compliment: if someone tells you "slay," you nailed it.

Short for 'away from keyboard', the player left their computer and isn't playing. AFK teammates are the bane of every online game, leaving their team short-handed.

A super hard-working person who never stops and gives everything their all. In Spain it's used with admiration for someone who really puts in the effort at their job.

To place wards or vision sentinels at strategic points on the map to see enemy movements. Without wards you're playing blind and any gank will destroy you.