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Caló: The Romani Slang Hidden Inside Spain's Spanish
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Add a word/Sounds like "pee" (as in "pea") + "RAHR" (as in "rapper") + "seh" (as in "set")/
Meaning
To leave a place in Spain, usually without warning, in a rush, or when you've had enough. When a Spaniard se pira, they just vanish without explanations and nobody sees them again that night.
Examples
“I'm bouncing, I'm in a hurry.”
“He ditched class and nobody noticed.”
Word family
PiradaPirarse
/Sounds like "pee" (as in "pea") + "RAHR" (as in "rapper") + "seh" (as in "set")/
Meaning
To go crazy, lose your mind, or act completely irrationally. In Argentina and Uruguay, "pirarse" is that moment when someone crosses from normal or eccentric into genuinely unhinged, whether from stress, obsession, or something harder to explain. Sometimes used affectionately, often used very accurately.
Examples
“Se piró completamente cuando le dijeron la noticia.”
“He went completely off the rails when they told him the news.”
“¿Te piraste? No puedes hacer eso en serio.”
“Have you lost your mind? Nobody actually does that.”
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/Sounds like "pee" (as in "pea") + "RAHR" (as in "rapper") + "seh" (as in "set")/
Meaning
To leave a place in Spain, usually without warning, in a rush, or when you've had enough. When a Spaniard se pira, they just vanish without explanations and nobody sees them again that night.
Examples
“I'm bouncing, I'm in a hurry.”
“He ditched class and nobody noticed.”
Word family
PiradaPirarse
/Sounds like "pee" (as in "pea") + "RAHR" (as in "rapper") + "seh" (as in "set")/
Meaning
To go crazy, lose your mind, or act completely irrationally. In Argentina and Uruguay, "pirarse" is that moment when someone crosses from normal or eccentric into genuinely unhinged, whether from stress, obsession, or something harder to explain. Sometimes used affectionately, often used very accurately.
Examples
“Se piró completamente cuando le dijeron la noticia.”
“He went completely off the rails when they told him the news.”
“¿Te piraste? No puedes hacer eso en serio.”
“Have you lost your mind? Nobody actually does that.”
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