Malay Malaysia

#DudukRumah

Hashtag USED In the past BY Some People

A hashtag created during the COVID-19 crisis to encourage people to stay at home.

"Day 40 #DudukRumah"

"Day 40 #StayAtHome"

Confirmed by 2 people

Chinese Taiwan

安安

Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone

A greeting like "hi", which you can use to replace "good morning", "good afternoon" or "good evening".

"安安,等等要一起出去嗎?"

"Hi, do you want to hang out later?"

Confirmed by 2 people

Bulgarian Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Майна

Slang USED Frequently BY Young people

Used to greet a friend. It is similar to “dude”, but it isn’t tied to a specific gender.

"Oo, майна, как е?"

"Hey dude, what’s up?"

Confirmed by 2 people

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Bulgarian Bulgaria

к’во стаа?

Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Young people and adults

(what’s happening) • The expression means 'what’s up', 'how’s it going'. The contracted form is more informal and frequently used, but only in speech; the long form is used in written texts.

"Оо, к’во стаа, не сме се виждали отдавна!"

"Oh, how’s it going, we haven’t seen each other in a while!"

Confirmed by 2 people

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Spanish Honduras

cachurecos

Word USED Frequently BY Most People

(n.) • Used to refer to sympathizers of the country's conservative national party and narco-dictator.

"No le importan los derechos del pueblo, fijo es cachureco."

"He doesn't care about people's rights, he must be cachureco."

Spanish Honduras

chepo

Word USED On Occasion BY Most People

(n.) • It's used to refer to cops. The term was originated in the 80s.

"Cuídate de los chepos."

"Beware of the cops."

Spanish Honduras

Nos vamos de pijín

Expression USED Frequently BY Most People

Used when you're going out/clubbing.

"Invitá a tu hermano, nos vamos de pijín."

"Invite your brother, we're going clubbing."

Spanish Honduras

cipote

Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(n.) • (child) • Used to refer to a boy or girl.

"El cipote anda corriendo por el campo."

"The boy is running around the field."

Spanish Honduras

güirro

Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(n.) • This is used in certain regions to refer to a child.

"Ese güirro es buen alumno"

"That boy is a good student"

Italian Italy

fra

Slang USED Frequently BY Young People

(n.) • (bro) • It's the exact translation for "bro". It is the abbreviation of the word "fratello", which means "brother".

"Bella, fra!" "Ciao, che mi racconti?"

"Hey bro!" "Hi, what's up?"

Confirmed by 12 people

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Italian Italy

che mi racconti?

Slang USED Frequently BY Teens

(what do you tell me? ) • It's a sentence used for when you meet someone, after a long period of time, and you ask them what they've been up to.

"Oh bello, che mi racconti?" "Eh insomma, mi ha lasciato da poco la mia ragazza..."

"Hey dude, what's up?" "Well not so good actually, my girlfriend recently broke up with me..."

Confirmed by 12 people

English Essex, United Kingdom

mugged off

Slang USED On Occasion BY Young People

To be played for a fool or rejected (romantically).

"Are you still dating that girl?" "Nah, I've been mugged off."

English Southern England, United Kingdom

bun

Slang USED On Occasion BY Young People

(v.) • Used when displaying a displeasure to a certain idea or thought.

"Do you want to go to the gym later?" "Nah, bun that!"

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Dutch Netherlands

krijg nou wat

Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People

(get something now) • Used to express surprise, similar to the English “what the hell?”

“Krijg nou wat, dit heb ik nog nooit eerder gezien”

“Get something now, I’ve never seen this before”

Confirmed by 2 people

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Polish Poland

nara

Slang USED Frequently BY Teens

(for now) • "Nara" comes from "na razie" which literally means "for now". It is used as "see you later" or just "bye".

"Idziesz z nami?" "Nie, muszę lecieć, nara!"

"You coming with us?" "No, I gotta go, later!"

Confirmed by 5 people

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Spanish Argentina

ahre

Slang USED Very frequently BY Teens

(interj.) • It can be used when you say something that you don't want to be taken literally or you're just being silly.

"Sos re lindo, ¿puedo besarte? Ahre jajaja"

"You are very cute, can I kiss you? Ahre hahaha"

Confirmed by 9 people

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Swedish Sweden

en nollåtta

Slang USED On Occasion BY Some People

(n.) • (a zero-eight) • A sometimes derogatory term for a person from Stockholm, derived from Stockholm's area code, 08.

"Den där nollåttan kan inte köra!"

"That Stockholmer can't drive!"

Confirmed by 5 people

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French France

pompes

Word USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(n.) • (pumps) • Equivalent of "shoes" or "creps".

"J'ai acheté des nouvelles pompes pour courir."

"I bought new shoes to go running."

Confirmed by 10 people

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French France

la gueule de bois

Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(n.) • (wooden face) • Hangover.

"J'ai la gueule de bois. J'ai trop bu hier."

"I have the wooden face. I drank too much yesterday."

Confirmed by 12 people

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French France

se bourrer la gueule

Expression USED Very frequently BY Students

To get shitfaced.

"On s'est bourré la gueule hier, on s'est tous réveillé avec la gueule de bois."

"We got shitfaced yesterday and woke up with a hangover."

Confirmed by 7 people