Mexicobronca
noun · Informal
A problem or hassle. The clean alternative to pedo in this sense.
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Mexico
Mexican Slang for Everyday Things
7 Mexican slang terms for everyday things, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Informal names for ordinary things and ordinary activities — the domestic layer of slang that rarely makes phrasebooks but comes up constantly.
chafa
adjective · Informal
Cheap, shoddy, low quality. Also used of counterfeits and of anything that fails to live up to its billing.
desmadre
noun · Vulgar
Chaos, a total mess. Of a situation that has come apart.
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Use with care
hacer el paro
phrase, idiom · Informal
To do someone a favour; to cover for them or help them out of a bind.
jalar
verb · Informal
To work, of a machine or device: ya no jala el control, 'the remote doesn't work any more'.
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pedo
noun, adjective · Vulgar
A problem, hassle or bit of trouble. Often in the negative: no hay pedo, 'no problem'.
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Use with care
relajo
noun · Informal
A commotion, a fuss, a disorderly scene. The polite equivalent of desmadre.