Something great, cool, excellent, or wonderful. Chévere is one of Venezuela's most beloved contributions to Latin American Spanish and is widely understood and used across the continent.

To feel deep, sweet nostalgia for someone or something from the past. In Venezuela, guayar describes that bittersweet ache when a memory, song, or smell pulls you back to what you've lost or left behind.

A stupid, cowardly, or naive person who acts without thinking. In Mexico, it's a serious insult; in Argentina it's used so casually between friends it barely registers as offensive — context is everything.

To catch on, become popular, or succeed widely. When something pega, it resonates with the public and spreads — a song, a business idea, a phrase — and suddenly everyone wants a piece of it.