To bring up past grievances or mistakes as a way to criticize or blame someone. This phrase is often used when someone is holding onto past resentments or using them as a way to get revenge.

Dazed, dumbed down, or acting completely naive and clueless — like someone put your brain on airplane mode. Used across Venezuela, Colombia, and Mexico for someone who's confused to the point of helplessness or just acting inexplicably slow and gullible.

An assistant, helper, or apprentice who handles the heavy lifting and grunt work. In Mexico and Guatemala, chalán is the go-to guy on a construction site or workshop — the one doing the dirty work while the master tradesman plans. Not glamorous, but essential.

The deep background story, accumulated history, or narrative universe of a character, community, or ongoing situation. Originally from gaming and fantasy, lore now applies to anything with layers of context you need to understand.