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/Sounds like "OHS" (as in "oh") + "trahs" (as in "tract")/

Meaning

A mild Spanish exclamation of surprise that substitutes for a stronger swear word. You say it when you want to react without dropping the full curse, suitable for all audiences.

Examples

Ostras, everything's so expensive!

Ostras, I wasn't expecting that news.

Regional synonyms

Cash money, probably the most common Mexican slang for dinero. It literally means 'wool' and stuck as the most natural way to talk about bills among Mexicans.