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Spanish Curse Words: The Ultimate Guide to Swearing Like a Native
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Add a word/Sounds like "OHS" (as in "oh") + "tyah"/
Meaning
A very common Spanish exclamation for intense surprise, total amazement, or strong anger. It can be positive when something impresses you or negative when something pisses you off, the tone decides everything.
Examples
“Hostia, what a goal!”
“Hostia, I can't believe it.”
/Sounds like "OHS" (as in "oh") + "tyah"/
Meaning
Spain's all-purpose exclamation of shock, pain, surprise, or impact. One of the most versatile and powerful words in Spanish Spanish: hostia can express everything from pure amazement to genuine physical pain, all in four letters. Use with awareness of context.
Examples
“¡Hostia, no me lo puedo creer! (Holy sh*t, I can't believe it!)”
“Me di una hostia con el filo de la puerta que todavía me duele el dedo. (I smashed my finger against the edge of the door and it still hurts.)”
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/Sounds like "OHS" (as in "oh") + "tyah"/
Meaning
A very common Spanish exclamation for intense surprise, total amazement, or strong anger. It can be positive when something impresses you or negative when something pisses you off, the tone decides everything.
Examples
“Hostia, what a goal!”
“Hostia, I can't believe it.”
/Sounds like "OHS" (as in "oh") + "tyah"/
Meaning
Spain's all-purpose exclamation of shock, pain, surprise, or impact. One of the most versatile and powerful words in Spanish Spanish: hostia can express everything from pure amazement to genuine physical pain, all in four letters. Use with awareness of context.
Examples
“¡Hostia, no me lo puedo creer! (Holy sh*t, I can't believe it!)”
“Me di una hostia con el filo de la puerta que todavía me duele el dedo. (I smashed my finger against the edge of the door and it still hurts.)”
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Papelón
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A public embarrassment big enough for everyone to witness and remember. Making a papelón means you messed up in front of an audience: forgot your speech, fell down the stairs at work, or said something completely wrong in a meeting. The shame has witnesses.