Argentine Slang
Argentine Slang 101: 15 Words That Make Buenos Aires Sound Like a Different Language
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Add a word/Sounds like the English word "flash" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
Meaning
To trip out, imagine things that aren't real, or be completely detached from reality. In Argentina, 'flashear' is when your brain invents impossible scenarios.
Examples
“You're flasheando if you think that's gonna work.”
“I flasheé thinking she was talking to me but it was someone else.”
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/Sounds like the English word "flash" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
Meaning
To trip out, imagine things that aren't real, or be completely detached from reality. In Argentina, 'flashear' is when your brain invents impossible scenarios.
Examples
“You're flasheando if you think that's gonna work.”
“I flasheé thinking she was talking to me but it was someone else.”
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Chusmear
To snoop or stick your nose into other people's business. In Argentina and Uruguay, chusmear is practically a national pastime: it happens over WhatsApp group chats, through the window, or by deep-diving into someone's social media. The word carries no serious judgment; it is just what curious, social people do.