Peru
All expressions
Peru
All expressions
Extreme exhaustion from overwork that leaves you with zero energy and zero motivation. Used the same way across all Spanish-speaking countries, borrowed directly from English. When getting out of bed feels impossible.
Juicy, secret, or scandalous information about other people's lives, shared with excitement and nosiness. Chisme is gossip elevated to an art form in Latin culture. It's humanity's favorite entertainment since the invention of spoken language.
A professional driver or someone who drives a vehicle for others as a job or by habit. In many countries it's also used informally for the friend who always drives when going out to party or on road trips.
A person who ruins the fun, who kills the vibe with their negative attitude or complaints. Nobody wants the aguafiestas at the party because they murder the mood.
A pothole in the road that can wreck your car, blow a tire, or swallow your entire wheel. Potholes are the unofficial mascot of Latin American streets.