Check out the Speaking Latino’s this list of more than 500 Cuban Spanish words with English translations.
zumbar el mango
zumbar el mango
to express bother and frustration
un pan
un pan
to be good
volar el cartucho
volar el cartucho
when a girl loses her virginity
volar el turno
volar el turno
to not bathe today
tremendo embarque
tremendo embarque
when things go sideways, come out bad
tener quisquilla
to be obsessed
tener un chino detrás
tener un chino detrás
to have bad luck
tener una botella
tener una botella
to have a job where the person receives a salary but does nothing useful
tirar a mondongo
tirar a mondongo
1) to despise to someone or something 2) to not pay attention to a person or issue
tirar la piedra y esconder la mano
tirar la piedra y esconder la mano
to do something secretly
tirar majá
tirar majá
to pretend to work, but do nothing
tirarse en el suelo
tirarse en el suelo
to feel defeated, give up
tirarse p’al medio de la calle
tirarse p’al medio de la calle
to behave poorly, completely unacceptably
tener 99 papeletas
tener 99 papeletas
to have everything in place for something to happen
tener el cuerpo cortao
tener el cuerpo cortao
to not be feeling well, generally from fatigue and lack of energy