Spanish Northwestern Argentina, Argentina
Slang USED Very frequently BY Some people
It's used as a synonim for "guy", or "young man".
"Hoy voy a jugar al fútbol con los changos."
"Today I'm going to play football with the guys."
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
donde cristo perdio el mechero
Idiom USED On Occasion BY some people
It means something very very far in a very remote and hard to determine place.
"Carlos vive donde Cristo perdió el mechero, allí a cincuenta kilómetros de Madrid en medio de la montaña."
"Carlos lives where Christ lost his lighter, there fifty kilometers from Madrid in the middle of the mountain."
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Word USED On Occasion BY some people
(coal) • Used to comment on someone's poor command of a language.
"Louis heeft echt steenkolen Engels."
"Louis really has coal English"
Submitted January 2024 by amarens
Expression USED On Occasion BY some people
(one pot wet) • It means it's all the same.
"Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, het is allemaal één pot nat"
"Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, it is all one pot wet."
Submitted December 2023 by amarens
Expression USED On Occasion BY some people
To go wrong.
"Daar ga je toch echt de mist in."
"There you are really going into the mist."
Submitted December 2023 by amarens
Expression USED On Very Rare Occasion BY Some people in northen italy
(to give pecola) • It’s words' play. Pecolla doesn’t actually mean anything. You can use it when someone is being really annoying, and if they tell you they don’t know what it means, the answer is: “ la pel del cül che se descola” aka my butt’s skin that’s coming off (due to my annoyance with you).
“Smettila, mi stai facendo venire la pecolla” “La cosa?” “La pecolla, la pel del cül che se descola”
“Stop it, you are giving me pecolla.” “Giving you what?” “Pecolla, my butt’s skin that’s coming off”
Submitted July 2021 by saraberga
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 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.
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."
Expression USED On Occasion BY some people
(east west, home best) • A way of saying there is no place like home.
"Vakantie is leuk, het is ook wel fijn als het weer voorbij is. Oost west, thuis best."
"Vacation is fun, but it's also nice when it's over. East west, home best."
Submitted December 2023 by amarens
English English speaking countries
Word USED On Occasion BY some people
Dialectal term in many areas for plural "you". It has a similar meaning to the word "y'all" or the 'formal you" found in many European languages.
"Do youse want any chips?"
Submitted December 2023 by lucia871
like turkeys voting for Christmas
Standard Phrase USED On Occasion BY some people
If someone supports an action that will harm them, this action is said to be "like turkeys voting for Christmas." This phrase is often used with reference to politicians or political decisions.
"If we accept this proposal, it would be like turkeys voting for Christmas."
Submitted December 2023 by lucia871
English Australia; South Africa
Word USED Very frequently BY some people
Short form of the word avocado
"The avo on toast here is too expensive, but the hot breakfasts are nice."
Submitted December 2023 by lucia871
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
Usually used in a defensive tone, it means that someone doesn't care because it's of no consequence to them personally.
“You can eat all the ice cream, no skin off my nose, I don’t even like it”
Submitted December 2023 by anonymous
Word USED On Occasion BY some people
(noun) • (meat inspection) • A way to describe something that reduces women to their physical appearance.
"Zo'n missverkiezing blijft toch gewoon een vleeskeuring."
"A Miss competition is basically a meat inspection."
Submitted November 2023 by amarens
Expression USED On Occasion BY some people
(to be at the end of your latin) • To be completely exhausted, done, desperate.
"Ik was volledig aan het eind van mijn Latijn. Lichamelijk en geestelijk was ik op, tot op een punt dat ik de zin van het leven niet meer zag."
"I was completely at the end of my latin. Physically and mentally I was exhausted, to a point where I no longer saw the meaning of life."
Submitted November 2023 by amarens