Colombia Slang Terms

¡Ábrase!

leave

Achantado

bored, ashamed, sad

Acuerpado

buffed

Al gratín

for free, freebie

Alebrestarse

get upset

Amarrado

stingy

Amañado

feeling happy, comfy

Antro

unpleasant place, dump, brothel

Apantallar

show off

Apestado

have flu

Aporrearse

get hit, get banged up

Arepa

pussy (see food section for other meaning)

Arepera

lesbian

Arrecho

aggressive, tough, horny

Arruncharse

cuddle, curl up, snuggle

Atravesado

lippy, insolent

Avión

opportunist, smooth operator

Azarado

anxious, scared

Azotar baldosa

tear up the dance floor

Bacano

cool

Bailar amacizado

dance close

Bajar

steal

Barajar más despacio

explain with details

Bareto

marihuana and bazooka joint

Barra

crew

Bejuco

pissed off

Berraco

hairy situation, pissed off, tough, gogetter

Berriar (berrear)

bawl, cry loudly

Biche

unripe

Bizcocho

doll

Biyuyo

dough

Bobi

dummy, silly

Bobo

fool, silly, dummy

Bocadillo

guava dessert

Boleta

ridiculous

Bolillo

cop, loaf of bread

Bollo

turd

Bomba

gossip

Botar corriente

spend time

Brutal

awesome

Buena nota

nice, good guy/gal

Bullaranga

ruckus

Burletero

person that mocks, teases

Burundanga

scopolamine

Buñuelo

newbie

Cabecear

falling asleep (sitting down)

Cachaco

from Bogotá, well dressed

Cacharrear

fix “fiddle” (without experience)

Caché

elegant

Cacho

joint

Cachonear

to cheat

Cacorro

fag

Caer

flirt, swing by

Cagar

screw up

Cagón

rascal

Caleto

loaded (with money)

Caleño

from Cali

Camello

job, tough situation

Cansón

annoying

Cantaleta

nag

Carajo

damn

Carreta, echar/hablar

lie, talk bs, chattering, gibberish

Cascar

spank, beat up

Catorce

a favor

Cayetano

zip it

Cebollero

bus with constant stops

Chancuco

cheat sheet

Chanda

cheap (low quality), mutt (mongrel)

Chaparrón

downpour

Charlar

hit on someone

Charro

something hilarious, funny

Chepa

luck

Chicharrón

predicament, quagmire

Chichi

cheap, crappy (low quality)

Chichipato

cheap thing or tight person

Chichonera

loads of people (in one place)

Chilguetiar

spill

Chimba

cool, bad ass

Chimba, la

fuck that

Chimbo

dick, something or someone that sucks, something fake

Chino

squirt, kid

Chiros

old clothes, rags

Chiva

gossip, colorful bus

Chiviado

knock off

Chocha

pussy

Chochal

brothel, unpleasant place (dump)

Chucha

bad armpit odor, wimp

Chuchumeco

old person (if man – old geezer)

Churria

the runs

Churro

hunk, babe

Chuzo

business, skewer

Chuspa

plastic bag

Cháchara

talk bullshit, speak nonsense

Cicla

bike

Codo

tight

Colarse

butt in

Colgar

to be behind

Conchudo

freeloader, moocher

Corrientazo

simple restaurant, simple meal (meal of the day, the special)

Costeño

from the coastal region (ex: people from Santa Marta, Barranquilla, Cartagena are “costeños”)