Chévere
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Meaning
Beer, brew, a cold one to enjoy with friends. A northern Mexican variant of chela, heavily used in northern Mexico especially in Monterrey and Chihuahua.
Examples
“Let's grab some cheves after work.”
“Pass me an ice-cold cheve from the fridge.”
“We knocked back some cheves watching the game.”
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Garabato
A swear word or insult in Chile. Garabatos are the vocabulary of rage, surprise, or extreme emphasis. In Chile, letting loose garabatos means dropping expletives with real feeling behind them.
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/Sounds like "CHEH" (as in "check") + "beh" (as in "bed")/
Meaning
Beer, brew, a cold one to enjoy with friends. A northern Mexican variant of chela, heavily used in northern Mexico especially in Monterrey and Chihuahua.
Examples
“Let's grab some cheves after work.”
“Pass me an ice-cold cheve from the fridge.”
“We knocked back some cheves watching the game.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
Articles featuring this word
Chévere
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Slang en pantalla
The TikTok Slang Collision: How Hispanic Gen Z Mixes 22 Countries Into One Language
Intercambio hispano
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Vaina
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Rumba
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Garabato
A swear word or insult in Chile. Garabatos are the vocabulary of rage, surprise, or extreme emphasis. In Chile, letting loose garabatos means dropping expletives with real feeling behind them.