A serious, dangerous, shocking, or intense situation that leaves you speechless. In Mexico, grueso describes those moments where things got really heavy.

To be drunk, going through life in a noticeable state of intoxication in Mexico. It's the most direct, no-nonsense way to say someone drank too much and it shows in their face, walk, and everything they say.

A cheap, stingy person who hates spending money and never shares anything with anyone. In Mexico, a chucho is that friend who mysteriously vanishes when the check arrives and reappears after someone else paid.

An opportunity or possibility that something might happen. In Mexico, 'dame chance' is the universal plea that works for asking for time, permission, another shot, or simply to be left alone for five more minutes.