An ice-cold beer — the most natural way to order a brew in Colombia and Venezuela. When the heat is crushing and you need to cool down immediately, ordering a 'cold one' is practically a sacred ritual.

An extremely wild, provocative, no-holds-barred reggaeton dance session. It's the maximum level of perreo where everyone lets loose to the beat.

A heavy Caribbean insult for someone despicable, stupid, or who wronged you. In Venezuela and the Dominican Republic it's one of the harshest insults in the vocabulary.

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.