To flirt or show romantic interest in someone in Argentina without being too direct about it. It's the subtle art of signaling attraction — a look, a compliment, or a strategic like on social media.

An eraser for removing pencil marks in Argentina, Chile, and Spain. Careful: in Costa Rica 'goma' means a hangover, and in other contexts it can mean something completely different.

To be extremely busy or stuck in a situation so complicated you can't see the way out. The Argentine expression for when you have so much on your plate you don't even know where to start.

To skip class without justification and spend the day doing anything more fun. In Argentina it's practically a teenage rite of passage: you escape school, head to the plaza, and pray they don't catch you.