Spanish Spain

monchis

Expression USED Frequently BY Teenagers

It is the hunger that comes after smoking weed.

"Después de este porro tendré unos monchis de locos."

"After this blunt I will have the monchis like crazy."

Dutch Netherlands

eerst mijn fiets terug

Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People

(first my bike back) • "First my bicycle back" is a statement in the Netherlands, referring to the seizure of bicycles in the Netherlands in World War II by the German occupiers. In the first two decades after the war, it was regarded as an expression of anti-German sentiment. After that, it became more and more an ironic joke, which can be made in any way, shape or form referring to German having stolen bikes and not giving them back.

*ziet Duitser op fiets* "Nog steeds die fiets niet teruggegeven, hè?"

*sees German on bike* "They still haven't given those bikes back, have they?"

Confirmed by 2 people

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Dutch Netherlands

Wat heb ik nou aan mijn fiets hangen?

Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People

(What have I got hanging from my bike now?) • It means "What is going on?" or "What kind of strange thing is happening now?"

"Wat heb ik nou aan mijn fiets hangen? Sneeuw in de zomer?"

"What have I got hanging from my bike now? Snow in summer?"

Confirmed by 2 people

Dutch Netherlands

op die fiets

Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People

(on that bike) • When you previously didn't understand correctly, but now you do, you can say "Ah, op die fiets".

"Dus je gaat alleen?" "Nee, maar ik ben de enige van onze familie die gaat." "Ah, op die fiets."

"So you are going alone?" "No, but I am the only person of our family that is going." "Ah, on that bike."

Confirmed by 2 people

Dutch Netherlands

ga toch fietsen

Standard Phrase USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People

(go ride a bike) • A way of telling someone to go away or to stop being ridiculous.

"10 euro voor een biertje? Ga toch fietsen."

"10 euro for a beer? Go ride a bike."

Confirmed by 2 people

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Dutch Netherlands

iets over het hoofd zien

Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone

(to see something over the head) • To miss or to forget something.

"Is het goed zo, of heb ik iets over het hoofd gezien?"

"Is is okay, or did I see something over the head?"

Confirmed by 3 people

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Spanish Occidental Regions, Bolivia

cojudo

Word USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone

(n.) • (not castrated) • A colloquial term for someone who acts naively or in a dumb way. It's used in informal conversations and can be used as an insult or sarcastically as a remark to a dumb answer to a question.

"¡Este cojudo se va a matar por andar manejando moto sin casco!"

"This dumb one is going to kill himself for driving his motorcycle without a helmet!"

Dutch Netherlands

koffie verkeerd

Name USED On Occasion BY Some People

(wrong coffee) • A coffee that contains 2/3 milk and 1/3 coffee. It is called "wrong coffee" because it contains more milk than coffee.

"Doe mij maar een koffie verkeerd, alstublief."

"I would like a wrong coffee, please."

Confirmed by 3 people

Dutch Netherlands

wonder boven wonder

Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People

(miracle above miracle) • When something truly miraculous happens.

"Ik was mijn sjaal al jaren kwijt, en wonder boven wonder vond ik hem vorige week in een tweedehandswinkel."

"I had lost my scarf for years, but miracle above miracle I found it last week in a second hand shop."

Confirmed by 3 people

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Macedonian North Macedonia

be

Slang USED Frequently BY Everybody

(n.) • "Be" is the male version while "ma" is the female version. Generally, It's not very polite to address people like that, but it's basically like you.

"Kaj si, be?" "Kaj si, ma?"

"Where are you?"

Polish Poland

orka na ugorze

Idiom USED On Rare Occasion BY Older Generations

(ploughing a fallow field) • An extremely tedious and unsatisfying task.

"Uczenie tego dziecka dobrych manier to orka na ugorze."

"Teaching this kid good manners is like ploughing a fallow field."

Scots Scotland

lang may yer lum reek

Idiom USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(long may your chimney smoke) • It is a toast given in celebration or as a farewell to someone. It is used to wish the person well.

“All the best in Australia mate, lang may yer lum reek!”

“All the best in Australia mate, long may your chimney smoke!”

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Portuguese Brazil

jantou

Slang USED Very frequently BY Young people

(dined) • Used when a person uses very good arguments and wins a discussion.

"They discussed politics and she dined him; he was speechless."

"Eles discutiram política e ela jantou ele; ele ficou sem palavras."

Portuguese Brazil

podrão

Slang USED Frequently BY People from Rio de Janeiro

(n.) • (Big Rotten) • Hamburger or hot dog made in Rio de Janeiro that takes all the ingredients you can imagine.

"Gosto do meu podrão com azeitona, uva passas, beterraba, ovo de codorna, queijo parmesão, presunto e batata palha"

"I like my podrão with olive, raisin, beet, quail egg, carrot, corn, parmesan cheese, ham and shoestring potato"

English United States

Miss. Rona

Slang USED On Occasion BY Some People

A colloquial and joking way to refer to COVID-19.

“Don’t forget your mask or else Miss. Rona will get you”

Confirmed by 4 people

Italian Italy

abbiocco

Word USED On Occasion BY Everyone

(noun) • The sudden drowsiness and tiredness one feels soon after lunch.

"Ho mangiato troppo e mi viene da dormire perché ho l'abbiocco."

"I've eaten too much and now I'm feeling like sleeping because I'm having abbiocco."

Confirmed by 5 people

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Spanish Valencian Country, Spain

pateo

Word USED Frequently BY People Under 30

(n.) • (long walk) • Action that requires an effort that we do not want to undertake. Not necessarily linked to walking despite its original sense.

"Dios, aún me quedan veinte páginas, ¡qué pateo!"

"God, there's still twenty more pages, what a long walk!"

Portuguese Brazil

podrão

Slang USED Frequently BY Brazilians

(big rotten) • Hamburger or hot dog that takes all the ingredients you can imagine and it is usually cheap.

"Toda semana eu como um podrão em Madureira."

"Every week I eat a big rotten in Madureira."

English United States

the itis

Slang USED Frequently BY Black People

It’s a phrase describing the sudden tiredness experienced after a large meal.

*yawn* "Imma go lay down.” “The itis got you, huh?”

Portuguese Brazil

cada cachorro que lamba sua caceta

Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(each dog that licks its own dick) • A way of saying "Everybody has their own problems". When someone is in trouble and you don't care.

"My parents constantly pick on me and punish me. I need help" "Each dog that licks its own dick"

"Meus pais estão constatmente me enchendo o saco e me punindo. Preciso de ajuda. "Cada cachorro que lamba sua caceta"