Abbreviations
omg
Oh my God; Oh my gosh
(dios mío)
"Omg. I just met Shakira!"
to spill the tea
to tell gossip
(cotillear)
"How did they start dating?? Spill the tea, sis!"
cool
(chulo)
"We should do that, it seems cool!"
boo/bae
terms of endearment to call your partner
(expresiones del cariño para tu pareja)
"I love you boo"
receipts
proof; evidence
(las pruebas; evidencias)
"I didn't believe that it happened until Joe showed me the receipts -- he had photos and screenshots to prove it"
bff
best friend forever
"I just ate lunch with my bff, Roxanne"
(mejor amigo/a para siempre)
to feel blue
to feel sad
(sentirse triste)
"My friend moved to a new city and without her, I feel blue"
shook
shocked or surprised
(estupefacto)
"I was shook when I learned that some birds can ride bicycles"
couch potato
a lazy person who sits on the couch all the time
(un perezoso, alguien quien se sienta a la sofa todo el tiempo, un mueble)
"I'm a couch potato. I love to watch Netflix on the couch all day"
I'm game/I'm down
(Me animo/Me apunto...)
"I'm game to go get ice cream after dinner"
rip
rest in peace
"Oh no, I lost my key!" -> "RIP"
(descansa en paz)
to ride shotgun
to ride in the front passenger seat
"Shotgun!" = "Pido adelante! (copiloto)
"I never get to ride shotgun so this time I made sure to yell 'Shotgun!' before anyone else"
lowkey
not intense; more relaxed
(discreto; relajado)
"I want to celebrate my birthday on Saturday, but let's keep it lowkey; I don't want a big party"
chicken
(un cobarde)
"He was too scared to jump into the water. What a chicken"
word
cool; okay; yes; understood
(qué chulo, vale, sí, entendido)
"The party is at your house? Word"
gtg
got to go
"Dinner is ready, gtg"
(me tengo que ir)
to get that bread
to get money
(ganar dinero)
"I'm working hard to get that bread"
salty
upset about something small/trivial
(resentido)
"He's still salty because he lost to me in an arm wrestle"
baller
somebody who used to be poor, but now has a lot of money, and spends money extravagantly
(alguien quien era pobre pero ahora tiene mucho dinero y lo gasta extravagantemente, a todo lujo)
"Mark is a baller: he goes to expensive restaurants and orders everything on the menu"
slay
a success in something amazing
(un éxito en algo increíble)
"Your makeup looks so good. Slay!"
goat
greatest of all time
"He says that Lionel Messi is the goat"
(el más grande de la historia; la mejor del mundo)
to clap back
to insult someone after they have insulted you
(cuándo alguien te insulta y entonces tú le insultas como respuesta)
"John said that Mary's story was boring, then Mary clapped back and said that John's whole life was boring"
lame
boring; opposite of cool
(aburrido, lo contrario de lo chulo)
"The party was really lame so we left"
busybody
a person who wants to involve themselves in others' private lives
(alguien quien quiere meterse en los asuntos de otros, un entrometido)
"Tell that busybody to mind his own business and leave me in peace"
I'm dead
That's so funny to me that I will die from laughing
(Es tan gracioso que voy a morir de reírme)
"Ben just told me the funniest joke and now I'm dead"