Mexican Slang

Mexican Slang See also Slang in Argentina, Spanish Slang, Spanish Insults Street Spanish in Mexico is rife with slang and vulgarities. If you learned Spanish in a school or university, or in another country, you might not have a clue what average, everyday, working-class Mexicans are saying to their pals in the street. Here are some of the popular slang words and phrases you’ll hear in Mexico, plus links to additional resources...

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How to Call Someone an Idiot in Spanish

What better way to start this blog than with a few good insults? The Spanish language has plenty of them. But let’s start out with a few soft, gentle, G-rated insults. You might even call them “family friendly”. These are the kind of insults you might hear on television, not the harder and perhaps more colorful variety you would encounter in a Mexican bar or the back streets of Panama. Those I’ll save for...

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