To kick the bucket, to die. In Colombia and across Latin America estirar la pata is the dark-humored, matter-of-fact way of saying someone has passed away.

In Venezuelan street slang, a pistol or firearm. Born entirely from street culture and used exclusively in informal, underground contexts — not polite dinner table conversation.

A broke person — someone with no money who is always borrowing from others or showing up to things without being able to contribute. The person who never has their wallet when it counts.

To be unfaithful to one's partner, implying the infidelity will eventually become public knowledge.