don’t think about it
no lo salva ni un médico chino
nothing can save him, literally “not even a Chinese doctor can save him”
no tener madre
something good
obsorbo
luck
paladar
a privately owned and operated restaurant
motivito
a small party
muela
to talk too much, trying to convince someone of something
nagüe
a friend, dude, pal
ñáñara
scar from a blister or pimple
niño que no llora, no mama
you need to speak up if you want to be heard
no disparar un chícharo
to not do anything
no estar en nada
to mind your own business, to be a nice person
meter una turca
to lie
meterse en la cajita de Dulce Guayaba
to die
michi- michi
really bad quality
miloldo
a beverage made with brown sugar and water
monja
5 Cuban pesos
más quieto que estate quieto
extremely quiet
más rollo que película
something that doesn’t live up to what was expected
mata de coco
a woman’s boobs
me la comí
an expression of excitement, either for good or bad
meter tremenda muela
to oversell or speak too much about a topic, to convince someone of your opinion
machacar las teclas
to play the piano badly
macuca
a cardiovascular seizure
majá
a lazy person who pretends to work
majasear
to pretend to work, but do nothing
mal rayo te parta
damn
mala hoja
a man with a short penis, literally a “bad blade”
mamoncillo
a tropical fruit
mañana te mando los aguacates
expression used when someone really won’t follow through with what was promised, similar to “don’t hold your breath”