La Oficina
Mexican Slang from La Oficina: The Complete Season 1 Slang Guide
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Add a word/Sounds like "DEE" (as in "deep") + "ah" (as in "art") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "PEEN" (as in "pea") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
Meaning
The day you skip school or work with zero notice and zero real excuse, purely for your own enjoyment. In Mexico and Guatemala, "irse de pinta" means playing hooky for pleasure. A día de pinta can become legendary if you spent it somewhere fun with friends, or deeply awkward when your teacher calls home the next day.
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“I skipped school yesterday and now nobody at school wants to sign anything for me.”
“My unplanned day off was not bad at all, I just went to the movies by myself.”
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/Sounds like "DEE" (as in "deep") + "ah" (as in "art") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "PEEN" (as in "pea") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
Meaning
The day you skip school or work with zero notice and zero real excuse, purely for your own enjoyment. In Mexico and Guatemala, "irse de pinta" means playing hooky for pleasure. A día de pinta can become legendary if you spent it somewhere fun with friends, or deeply awkward when your teacher calls home the next day.
Examples
“I skipped school yesterday and now nobody at school wants to sign anything for me.”
“My unplanned day off was not bad at all, I just went to the movies by myself.”
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Chuco
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