Thread: Al tiro! Some Chilean slang words.

A pata: on foot
Al lote: careless, untidy; too casual
Al tiro: right away; immediately
Amermelado: Silly, stupid person
Andar a lo gringo: to not wear underwear
Apagar la tele: to become unconscious
Arrugón(a): Someone who doesn't fulfill what they have said and pulls out (at the last minute)
Bacán: Cool, awesome, sweet!
Bolsero: Someone who always ask for things from everyone else (cigarettes, food etc).
¿Cachai?: Do you understand? Do you get it?
Cachipún: the game "Rock, paper, scissors"
Cacho: a problem; a difficult person or situation
Cachurero: junk; odd bits and pieces; stuff
Calentar la sopa: to sexually be a tease (to a male)
Carrete: party
Chalas: sandals
Chela: beer
Chueco: crooked; not straight; dishonest
Copete: Alcoholic drink
Copucha: a piece of gossip
Cuico: rich snob
Engrupir: to smooth talk
Filo: It doesn't matter
Fome: boring, lame
Guagua: baby
Guata: belly; stomach
Lanza: a thief that snatches someones purse, necklace or cellphone from its owner.
Lata: boring
Luca: one thousand pesos CLP$1000
Meter la pata: To put your foot in your mouth; to stuff something up
Mula: fake; false
Paco: carabinero (policeman)
Pagar el pato: To pay the consequences
Palta: avocado
Pilucho: naked
Piscola: pisco with cola
Polola: girlfriend
Pololo: boyfriend
Poto: bum
Plata: money
Pucho: a cigarrette
Sapo: a nosey person
Taco: a traffic jam
Taxi: a fake blond. You will notice that taxis have yellow roofs and a black lower part.

Interesante, algunos son iguales en Argentina, como Pucho, Luca, Plata, otros resultan muy graciosos como Taxi, tiene mucho sentido.

¿"Andar a lo gringo" significa "not to wear underwear"? ¡Espero que no se preste a confusión!

Originally Posted by reminder

¿"Andar a lo gringo" significa "not to wear underwear"? ¡Espero que no se preste a confusión!

In English you talk about "going commando" I don't mean to disclose personal details, but that is something really not my taste!

Ready for "action"!

¡Otra expresión para usar con prudencia!

"going commando" la habia escuchado mucho en la serie "Friends"

ahhh, hasta hace poco yo estaba pololeando con una muchacha pero ya no estoy pololeando =S

I wholly agree that "Cacho" is a problem or a difficult person!!

Es verdad algunas son similares en Argentina. Lo que no me puedo imaginar es el sabor del Pisco con Cola...

Muy bueno Alfredo,

Yo pobre el Piscola en un seminario de Pisco, no es de mi agrado sinceramente.