Spain
All expressions
Spain
All expressions
A situation, mess, complicated topic, or undefined casual relationship in Spain and several countries. A rollo can be a tangled story, a long problem to explain, or that ambiguous relationship nobody understands.
A very attractive, almost irresistible person — like a candy you want to eat immediately. Used across Spain, Argentina, Mexico, and basically all of the Spanish-speaking world to describe someone who's smoking hot.
To generate massive hype and excitement around something, often more than it actually deserves. When marketing or social media inflate something so much that reality can never compete.
To flirt with someone with the clear intention of winning them over, getting their number, or landing a date. In Spain and Mexico, it's the main mission of every night out and the whole reason you get dressed up.
A flatmate or housemate you share a living space with in Spain. They can become your best friend or your worst enemy, depending entirely on whose turn it is to clean the bathroom.