The Most Hilarious Slang in Argentina (and How to Speak It Properly)

An Argentine doesn’t “go fast.”

He goes at the “Saints’ farts speed.” (Va a los santos pedos.)

An Argentine doesn’t leave you “speechless.”

He “shuts your ass.” (Te cierra el orto.)

An Argentine doesn’t just “have a problem.”

He has a “soap-opera-sized quilombo (gigantic problem).” (Tiene un quilombo de novela.)

An Argentine doesn’t “hit you.”

He “violently shits sticks on you.” (Te recontra caga a palos.)

An Argentine woman doesn’t have a “large bust.”

She has “a lot of rubber.” (Mucha goma.)

An Argentine man doesn’t have a “small penis.”

He has a “peanut.” (Tiene un maní.)

An Argentine never says “it’s so bad.”

He says, “What a sharp drop, crazy man!” (¡Qué bajón, loco!)

An Argentine is not “ignorant.”

He’s “pure grease.” (Es un grasa.)

An Argentine is not a “very good friend.”

He’s a friend made out of iron. (Es de fierro.)

An Argentine doesn’t “scold” you.

He “powerfully fart-shits on you.” (Te re caga a pedos.)

An Argentine doesn’t ask you to “calm down.”

He asks you to “rescue yourself.” (Rescatate.)

An Argentine doesn’t try to “seduce a woman.”

He “releases the greyhounds.” (Le suelta los galgos.)

An Argentine doesn’t do something “right away.”

He does it “at a touch.” (Lo hace al toque.)

An Argentine doesn’t “imagine.”

He “flashes.” (Flashea.)

An Argentine is not just “in big trouble.”

He’s “shitting fire.” (Está cagando fuego.)

An Argentine doesn’t just “lack interest” in something.

That something can “suck one of his balls.” (Le chupa un huevo.)

An Argentine doesn’t “get distracted.”

He “hangs himself.” (Se cuelga.)

An Argentine is not “feeling like something.”

Something “is painting him.” (Le pinta.)

An Argentine doesn’t “laugh his head off.”

He laughs so hard “he shits himself.” (Se caga de risa.)

An Argentine doesn’t “fall in love.”

He’s “up to his hands.” (Está hasta las manos.)

An Argentine doesn’t “get hurt.”

He “becomes shit.” (Se hace mierda.)

An Argentine doesn’t “make a mistake doing something.”

It comes out “like his ass.” (Le sale para el orto.)

An Argentine doesn’t “bother someone.”

He “inflates said person’s eggs.” (Infla los huevos.)

An Argentine is not “afraid.”

He’s “shitting himself up to his legs.” (Está cagado hasta las patas.)

An Argentine is not a “good guy.”

He’s a “first class guy.” (Es de primera.)

An Argentine is not “tired.”

He’s “fissured.” (Está fisurado.)

An Argentine has never “had enough” of something.

He’s “rotten.” (Está podrido.)

An Argentine doesn’t “call you on the phone.”

He “hits you with a tube.” (Pega un tubazo.)

An Argentine is not “very excited.”

His “batteries are fully charged.” (Tiene las re pilas.)

An Argentine doesn’t do something “inappropriate.”

He “weighs the anchor.” (Se zarpa.)

An Argentine doesn’t “run away” from an uncomfortable situation.

He “escapes while shitting himself.” (Sale cagando.)

An Argentine doesn’t “rip you off.”

He “shits on you.” (Te caga.)

An Argentine doesn’t “get angry.”

He gets “super hot.” (Se re calienta.)

An Argentine doesn’t “rob.”

He “drips.” (Chorrea.)

An Argentine doesn’t “like” something.

Something “fits him very well.” (Le re cabe.)

An Argentine doesn’t have “bad intentions.”

He has “bad milk.” (Mala Leche.)

An Argentine is not “wasting his time.”

He is “egging.” (Hueveando.)

An Argentine doesn’t “win” a debate.

He asks you to “suck that tangerine!” (¡Chupate esa mandarina!)