To be a complete success

  • Batear or pegarse una bateada – to guess incorrectly
  • Comidilla – fodder for the press, especially the gossip column.
  • Compinche or compa – a male friend or buddy
  • Despapayar – to get hurt
  • Gringolandía – the United States
  • Guamazo – a big crash or impact
  • La ve furris or la ve ofe – a bummer or something that is going badly
  • Meter el hombro – to help. Dar una mano or ayudar also mean the same thing.
  • Pegar porte y la vara – a new expression that means to be “chesty.”
  • Tortero – a troublemaker
  • Una pati – a skateboard. The correct word is patineta
  •  Ser un llenazo – an event that is a complete success, Ser todo un éxito is also used

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