/Sounds like 'HER-mah'/
Girlfriend or woman — Lima street slang for your girl or a woman you're with. Jerma comes from the jerga callejera tradition of reversing syllables, a coded language called jerigonza. It's distinctly Peruvian urban slang, used especially in Lima's street culture.
"Esa es la jerma de Marco, lleva con ella dos años. → "That's Marco's girlfriend — they've been together two years."
"Mi jerma y yo vamos al cine esta noche. → "My girl and I are going to the movies tonight."
/Sounds like 'HER-mah'/
Girlfriend or woman — Lima street slang for your girl or a woman you're with. Jerma comes from the jerga callejera tradition of reversing syllables, a coded language called jerigonza. It's distinctly Peruvian urban slang, used especially in Lima's street culture.
"Esa es la jerma de Marco, lleva con ella dos años. → "That's Marco's girlfriend — they've been together two years."
"Mi jerma y yo vamos al cine esta noche. → "My girl and I are going to the movies tonight."