A very strong Mexican curse phrase used to tell someone to get completely lost, expressing total rejection or extreme irritation toward them. One of the heaviest dismissals in Mexican Spanish, it goes far beyond a simple insult.

To share or send a web link to someone. When someone asks you to send them the link to something you saw online, they're asking you to linkear it so they can check it out too.

To cause a huge scene, blowup, or all-out chaos. Used in Spain and Mexico, armar la gorda means creating drama of major proportions, the kind that has everyone uncomfortable and keeps the WhatsApp group buzzing for days.

A tip-off or insider information passed confidentially before something happens. Widely used across Latin America, a pitazo gives you the advantage of knowing before everyone else, whether it is a heads-up about an inspection, a job opening, or any situation where timing matters.

To take advantage of someone or abuse a situation with no consideration for others. In Mexico, 'gandallear' is being a bully, whether cutting in line, in business, or in life.

Awesome, badass, the absolute best. One of the highest compliments in Mexican Spanish: calling someone "chingon" is giving them full recognition. It can describe a person, a skill, a party, a meal. Derives from a word that is technically vulgar but used everywhere with pride in Mexico.

A belly flop: hitting the water or ground flat on your stomach with maximum impact and minimum dignity. The classic panzazo is jumping into the pool thinking you nailed a dive and coming up with your whole belly red. Painful, loud, and everyone saw it.

A high-speed avenue that circles the city along its outskirts in Mexico. The urban highway famous for its hellish traffic, especially in Mexico City where being stuck for hours is the norm.

A very attractive person, someone so good-looking they are compared to a sweet no one can resist. Used across Spain, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia as a genuine compliment, often said with admiration rather than objectification.

Someone who's really skilled, talented, or does things with impressive ease and quality. In Mexico it's the ultimate compliment for someone who makes the hard stuff look effortless.

To get someone worked up, to push someone until they lose their patience. Used across Latin America as a warning that someone is reaching their limit and is about to snap.

A girl who has that indefinable magnetic quality that makes everyone want to know her without being able to explain why. She just has it: effortless charm, cool energy, and a presence that turns heads the moment she walks in.

A spontaneous exclamation of disgust, revulsion, or intense displeasure at something gross. It escapes you automatically when you see, smell, or taste something that instantly turns your stomach.

To act like you're the protagonist of a movie and the whole world revolves around you. When someone's being the main character, they live every moment as if cameras are following them with a soundtrack playing.

To brag or act self-important, sometimes about something that is not even that impressive. In Mexico, when someone is parándose el cuello, they are puffing up their chest over an achievement that does not quite justify the show.

An affectionate way to refer to your mom in Mexico, the supreme authority of the household. The Mexican jefa is untouchable: she cooks better than anyone, is always right, and nobody in the family dares to contradict her.

A 19th-century Mexican folk song that became the unofficial anthem of El Tri, the Mexican national soccer team. When the crowd breaks into "ay, ay, ay, ay, canta y no llores," the match turns into a cultural event. Every Mexican knows every word, and hearing it in a packed stadium is a shivers-down-your-spine moment.

To have a perfect, fun, and memorable experience that deserves the highest score. When you 'la pasas de diez,' everything went so well you wouldn't change a thing and want to do it again immediately.

Walking around with a hangover on your back: head pounding like a drum, stomach doing flips, light burning your eyes. It is the real price of having gone too hard the night before, no discounts and no excuses. Pure Mexican slang for the morning after regret.

A shy, timid person who's too embarrassed to act, especially in romantic situations. They freeze up when it's time to make a move and let every opportunity slip away.

In Mexico and Guatemala, a person of humble origin who does the lowest-status work without recognition or complaint, often acting in a servile way and doing the dirty work for others without any real benefit to themselves.

To push yourself to the absolute limit physically or mentally, working or studying without holding anything back. Common across Latin America for that full-throttle effort where you leave everything on the table.

A violent, destructive shaking of the earth that topples buildings and changes lives. In Chile, which has the strongest earthquakes in history, they're a fact of life everyone prepares for.

To dodge, avoid, or sidestep someone or something you do not want to confront. In Mexico the bullfighting metaphor is perfect: the matador evades the bull without finishing it off. Someone who "torea" you keeps ducking the issue without ever resolving it.

A completely messy place with stuff thrown everywhere with no order whatsoever. In Mexico, a tiradero is the natural state of a teenager's room who swears they know where everything is. Think of it as the Spanish word for "a total mess" or "a pigsty.".

A traitor who was bought or bribed to act in someone else's favor. In soccer, it's what fans yell at the referee when he seems to be calling everything in favor of the opposing team, accusing him of having taken money to tilt the scoreline. It's a direct accusation, not just a casual insult.

A Mexican exclamation of surprise, worry, or regret that comes out automatically when something unexpected happens. It's a mild euphemism everyone understands and you can say in front of your grandma no problem.

Deep heartbreak, sadness over a love that left and isn't coming back. It went worldwide with Karol G's song and now everyone knows what it means.

The small neighborhood corner store where you can find anything at any hour. It's the lifesaver when the supermarket's closed, you forgot something, and need to grab it within a block's walk.

To be hungover, feeling physically wrecked after a night of drinking. In Mexico, 'estar crudo' is the hell of the next day: headache, nausea, and regret.