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ya valió queso
it’s over
ya chingué
triumphant expression when something favorable occurs
ya chingué
triumphant expression when something favorable occurs
tío lolo
to play dumb
tirar carro
to mock, make jokes or make fun of someone
te la comes
accusing someone of being gay
tamal mal amarrado
poorly dressed, disheveled, it comes from the typical Mexican food, literally “a poorly tied tamale”
te armaron un pancho
to express that someone had a problem with you, or that you were in a bad situation
te cagaron
to tell someone off
te chingué
I beat you, rubbing it in the loser’s face
te chingué
I beat you, rubbing it in the loser’s face
soy la pura verdura
I’m the man!
soy la pura verdura
I’m the man!
tamal mal amarrado
poorly dressed, disheveled, it comes from the typical Mexican food, literally “a poorly tied tamale”
ser muy X
nothing special, not important, common
ser muy X
nothing special, not important, common
qué culero
calling out a bad or dishonest person
quedarse de a solapas
to be alone, on your own
quedarse de a solapas
to be alone, on your own
pura mierda
rubbish
poner un cuatro
to set a trap
prendérsele el foco
to have an idea
prendérsele el foco
to have an idea
poner de pechito
to allow something to happen, to put oneself in a vulnerable position
poner los cachos
to cheat on, mess around on
poner los cachos
to cheat on, mess around on
pípiris nais
very well groomed, dressed up, sharp looking