Word USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • A close, Welsh hug.
“Come here and give me a cwtch before you go.”
Word USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • A close, Welsh hug.
“Come here and give me a cwtch before you go.”
Reference USED Very frequently BY People fighting for justice
A phrase used in connection to the recent murder of George Floyd, a black man who died on May 25th, 2020 after a police officer in Minneapolis pinned him down by kneeling on his neck for nearly eight minutes. During the incident, which was captured on video, Floyd can be heard repeatedly saying "I can't breathe."
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
Slang USED Frequently BY young people
Used as "what's up?" in Panamanian Spanish. It comes from switching the order in which syllables of "Que pasó?" (what happened). It is occasionally also written as "xopa".
"Oye fren, que sopa?"
"Hey bro, what's up?"
Slang USED Very frequently BY Teens
(n.) • Direct translation of the English word "meme".
"Я смотрю мем сейчас."
"I am looking at a meme right now."
Expression USED Frequently BY everyone
(nice taken with you) • Something that is a nice bonus or extra.
"Ik zoek iemand die me dit weekend kan helpen met klussen. Ervaring is mooi meegenomen."
"I'm looking for someone who can help me with odd jobs this weekend. Experience is a bonus."
Slang USED Frequently BY Young people
(n.) • Derives from the English word "friend" and is used as an informal way of referring to a friend.
"Oye fren, ¿qué sopa?"
"Hey bro, what's up?"
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(to return bread for focaccia) • To give someone a taste of their own medicine i.e. to treat them as badly as they treated you.
"Il vicino tiene la musica alta perché sei stato maleducato con lui? Ben ti sta, ti ha reso pan per focaccia."
"The neighbor is playing music loudly because you were mean to him? Serves you right, he returned you bread for focaccia."
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(behind God's legs) • Describes something that is extremely far away in a comical way.
"Nikada ne bih putovao za Japan, to je Bogu iza nogu."
"I'd never travel to Japan, it's behind God’s legs."
Word USED On Occasion BY Adults and teens
(noun) • (long johns drunkenness) • Getting drunk at home, in a hotel room or other comparable location in your underwear, with no intention of heading out to a bar later on.
"Ois ollu eilen ilalla Huuhkajien voittoparaati torilla, mutten jaksanu lähtee. Vedin kalsari(känni)t."
"There was a victory fest for Huuhkajat at the (Helsinki Market) Square last night, but I couldn't be bothered. Settled for kalsarikännit."
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Word USED Frequently BY Young people
(noun) • Used to say that something is a lie, when people are surprised or when something or someone will get in trouble.
"Não acredita nele, ele tá de caô." "Caô que você ganhou na loteria!" "Não faça isto, vai dar caô!"
"Don't believe him, he's lying to you." "I can't believe you won the lottery!" "Don't do it, you're gonna get in trouble!"
Slang USED On Occasion BY Some people
It comes from the possibility to call companies customer service in Brazil using the prefix 0800 without being charged for it.
"Vamos à festa na sexta-feira, a entrada vai ser 0800."
"Lets go to the party on Friday, the entrance will be for free."
English
English speaking countries
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Some people
This idiom is used playfully not to reveal the source of information about something. Usually, however, the source of the information is obvious. Sometimes rendered as 'A little bird told me'
"How did you know it was my birthday?" "Let's just say a little birdie told me!"
Word USED Frequently BY Everyone
(n.) • Money.
"Necesito chavos pa' comprar ese anillo."
"I need money to buy that ring."
Word USED Frequently BY Everyone
(v.) • When something amazes you; to flip out about something.
"Oye, tío. Acabo de hallar cien pavos en la calle." "¡Hala! Me flipo."
"Hey, man. I just found a hundred bucks in the street." "No way! I'm flipping out."
Word USED On Rare Occasion BY some people
(verb) • To fool around laughingly, often in a childish or unhanded way.
Het is erg vervelend als andermans kinderen de hele dag lopen te ginnegappen.
It's very annoying when other peoples kids are fooling around for the whole day.
Word USED Frequently BY Everyone
(adverb) • An all-encompassing word used when someone did something wrong. "Don't worry about it, you've been forgiven, I'm not mad and it's such a small detail that we don't need to talk about it again"
"Undskyld mor, jeg ødelagde vasen ved et uheld." "Pyt!"
"Sorry mum, I accidentally broke the vase." "Pyt!"
Standard Phrase USED On Occasion BY Some people
(What is wisdom?) • Used when you are not sure what the right thing to do is.
"Moet ik de nieuwe baan aannemen, of gewoon bij m'n oude blijven?" "Tsja, wat is wijsheid?"
"Should I take the new job or stay at my current one?" "Well, what is wisdom?"
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
An Australian way of saying "we're not here to do nothing".
"Should we start the meeting?" "Well, we’re not here to fuck spiders, are we?"
We're gonna need a bigger boat
Reference USED Rarely BY Some people
Reference to the 1975 shark movie Jaws. Is used when current resources aren't enough to handle the situation that is about to come.
"I heard more than 100 people are coming to the party tonight" "Damn, we're gonna need a bigger boat"
Word USED Frequently BY Some people
(verb) • Used for the verb "to work" in the Lunfardo, which is an argot originated and developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the lower classes in Buenos Aires and from there spread to other cities nearby, such as the surrounding area Greater Buenos Aires, Rosario and Montevideo.
"Mañana tengo que laburar."
"Tomorrow I have to work."
