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15 Puerto Rican Slang Words to Sound like a True Boricua!
19Jan By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments
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15 Puerto Rican Slang Words to Sound like a True Boricua!

Puerto Rican slang is some of the most diverse, original and interesting slang on the planet. It is also one of the most widely used, being used not only on the island of Puerto Rico, but also all throughout the US! As of the time of writing, Spanish is one of the world's most spoken languages, being spoken by around 580 million. Of that 580 million, six million speak Puerto Rican Spanish, mostly in Puerto Rico. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Boricua - Puerto Rican In several other languages' slang, there is a slang way of describing what nationality you are. In Australia, it's Aussie. In New Zealand, it's Kiwi. Whilst in Canada, it's Canuck. For Puerto Ricans? The term they often use to describe themselves is boricua. The term itse...
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15 Greek Slang Words to Sound Like a True Greek!
12Jan By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
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15 Greek Slang Words to Sound Like a True Greek!

Many people will tell you that the Greek language is one of the coolest and most sophisticated languages on the planet. As such, it stands to reason that Greek slang would similarly be as sophisticated and as cool! As of the time of writing, only 13.4 million people speak Greek, mostly confined to Greece, a few Greek islands. There are also large Greek-speaking minorities in the US, UK and Turkey. Looking at Greek, you'll notice that it doesn't use the Latin alphabet that English does. Instead, it uses the Greek alphabet. For the purposes of this article, all slang terms will be transliterated for you to use easily! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Télos - Whatever For the most part, Greek slang has remained mostly the same, even with the ...
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15 Brazilian Slang Words You Need to Start Using!
5Jan By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
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15 Brazilian Slang Words You Need to Start Using!

Brazilian Portuguese is one of the most beautiful languages in the world. As such, it would stand to reason that Brazilian slang is incredibly rich and diverse, borrowing words from a number of different foreign languages. As of the time of writing, in excess of 252 million speak Portuguese as either a first or second language, making it one of the most spoken languages on the planet. Of this, 209 million people speak Brazilian Portuguese! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Topar - To agree When you were learning Portuguese, you were likely taught that concordar is the only verb you could use to mean "agree". In many ways, your teacher was right, but in other ways, they were wrong. In Brazil, they also have a very colloquial verb, topar, whi...
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15 Best (European) Portuguese Slang Words to Sound Like a Native Tuga!
29Dec By George SanghviNo Comments
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15 Best (European) Portuguese Slang Words to Sound Like a Native Tuga!

Portuguese is one of the richest languages on the planet. As such, it should stand to reason that Portuguese slang is similarly diverse. Thanks to the old Portuguese Empire, many of their slang words are found in other languages too! As of the time of writing, in excess of 252 million people speak Portuguese, as either a first or second language. This fact alone helps to make it one of the most spoken languages on the planet. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Buba - Drunk For as buba is perhaps one of the most common Portuguese slang terms that you'll ever hear. Depending on the context, it could mean one of many things, all of which are commonly used. Perhaps the most common use of buba is to mean "Drunk". Portuguese people will use this...
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15 Argentine Slang Words to Sound Like a Proper Argentine!
22Dec By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments
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15 Argentine Slang Words to Sound Like a Proper Argentine!

As with most other countries, Argentina has its own slang. The overwhelming majority of Argentine slang words actually have Italian, not Spanish origins, however, a few do have Spanish origins. Both Spanish and Italian are among the world's most spoken languages, with roughly 450 million and 63 million speakers respectively. Of this, 42 million people speak the Argentine Spanish dialect of Spanish. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Tener mala leche - Bad luck Literally speaking, tener mala leche means "To have bad milk" in English. However, in Argentine slang, it is used to mean the same as mala suerte - bad luck. It's generally the sort of thing you'll hear moms and grandmas say to their small children and grandchildren when they do thing...
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15 Peruvian Slang Words to Sound Like a Native!
15Dec By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
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15 Peruvian Slang Words to Sound Like a Native!

As with most other countries, Peru has its own slang. The overwhelming majority of Peruvian slang words have Spanish origins, however, a few do have native origins. This gives Peruvian slang some of the coolest and strangest slang words of any language on Earth! Spanish is one of the most spoken languages in the world, currently spoken by around 450 million people. Peruvian Spanish on the other hand, makes up roughly 26 million of these speakers. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Mañoso - Slime bag  At some point in time, you've probably met a guy who is a bit handsy with people. For some unknown reason he feels the need to touch you and hug you and whatever, even when you don't really want him to. In English slang, we have many...
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15 South African Slang Words You (Might) Want to Use!
8Dec By George SanghviNo Comments
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15 South African Slang Words You (Might) Want to Use!

As with most other countries, South Africa has its own slang. South African slang has some of the coolest, weirdest and down right confusing slang words of any language I've ever seen! Many South African slang words have their origins in English, others have their origins in Afrikaans, others in Zulu, others in Xhosa, whilst a few have their origins in many other languages. Before you go around using these South African slang words, I feel the need to warn you. If you're white, or have any near European heritage (two generations), you may be told by locals not to use it. For the most part, this is due to racial tensions between the white South Africans and black South Africans. A very minute number of black South Africans will get confrontational if a white person uses the...
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15 Scottish Slang Words (For Your Next Trip!)
27Oct By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments
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15 Scottish Slang Words (For Your Next Trip!)

Scotland is known for having some of the most beautiful castles and landscapes in the world. On top of this, Scottish slang words are some of the most intriguing and fascinating in the world. This got me thinking, which are the best Scottish slang words? Scotland has two official languages- English and Scots (otherwise known as Scots Gaelic). English is spoken by most people, whilst Scots in mostly spoken in the Highlands. As such, much of their slang comes from English. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Dafty - Fool In almost every dialect of English, there is some way of insulting someone's intelligence, or rather, the lack thereof. In Scottish slang, this term is dafty, and is used all over Scotland. Dafty actually has its origins ...
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15 Irish Slang Words You Should Definitely Know!
20Oct By Gareth Seagull2 Comments
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15 Irish Slang Words You Should Definitely Know!

Irish is an oddball when it comes to the English language. It is not only English, but also has Irish Gaelic influences. This leads to some pretty strange Irish slang words! Irish is one of the oldest languages in the world, and depending on how you view it, is one of the most sophisticated dialects in the world. As you probably know, Ireland is divided into two parts, the larger south is known as the Republic of Ireland, whilst the smaller north is part of the UK. Most in the north are descended from Scottish and English settlers. For the most part, these Irish slang words will come from the south, as the north's slang is intertwined with English and Scottish slang. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Black stuff - Guinness Guinness i...
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15 Korean Slang Words to Sound Like a True Korean!
13Oct By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments
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15 Korean Slang Words to Sound Like a True Korean!

As with most other languages, Korean has its own slang. In order to sound like a native, you'll need to know some of the most common Korean slang words. These are the best! Korean is among the oldest and most sophisticated languages in the world. However, this does not prevent it from having a combination of traditional and modern slang, which packs a powerful punch! This probably goes without saying, but this slang will be South Korea-oriented. This is mostly because you probably won't want to visit the North and its slang is relatively unknown outside of North Korea! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. 멘붕 (men-bung) - Bummer Have you ever heard a piece of news that just really bums you out? Well so have most Koreans. In English, we h...
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