I thought I would list a bit of the slang from the region. The literal translations of some of the words are pretty funny.
Your woman = Tu flaquita (literally your skinny)
Cash = La plata (literally silver). I always feel like I'm talking like a pirate whenever I say this. Arg I would buy a new leg but don't have the silver!
Nice/well kept = charlie. Esto es un lugar bien charlie. This is a real nice place. A lot of the slang are spin offs of English words. Why a male name means well kept I'm not sure.
The act of copy and pasting = copypastear. It makes sense, just take two words you hear online and put them together into a verb. I always laugh at this one because of how obviously English it is.
Drinking alcohol = jugando soldado (literally playing soldier). This phrase comes from the action of taking a shot. Someone, somewhere thought it looked like you are shooting a pistol at your friends.
Stupid = Calabaza (literally pumpkin)
Big party = Tonazo (literally a loud noise)
Guachiman = Watchman. This comes from English but sounds and is spelled a bit differently.
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