Peruvian Slang

I'm not completely sure if these are 100% accurate as I found them somewhere on the interweb.
Anyway here are some popular (hopefully correct) Peruvian slang.

  • Friend = pata (or) carreta
  • something cool = es chevere (or) es bacan
  • police officer = tombo
  • thief = choro
  • omnibus (van) = combi
  • nice guy = gallada
  • police station = la comica
  • young woman = gila
  • brown nose = sobón
  • gay = maricón (or) ñoco
  • pretty woman = churro
  • have a lot of money = tiene bastante mosca (or) guita
  • have a party = pachanga
  • security guard = huachimán
  • tips = propinas
  • whistle blower = soplón
  • paper boy = canillita
  • jail = chirona
  • bald head = pelado
  • job = chamba
  • private eye = tira
  • succer = froilán
  • howdy = hola
  • bye = chao
  • see you later = nos vemos
  • woman = jerma
  • brawler = bochinchero
  • whiner = ayayero
  • soccer = futbol
  • handsome fellow = piedrón
  • bad luck = salado
  • girlfriend = flaca (DK)
  • money= plata (DK)
  • brown nose = chupa medias (DK)
  • jail = cana (DK)
  • pants = lompas (DK)
  • watch = bobo (DK)
  • tie = soga (DK)
  • shirt = mica (DK)
  • sneakers = tabas (DK)
  • child = chibolo (DK)
  • young teen = mocoso (DK)
  • to work = chambear (DK)
  • to steal = chorear (DK)
  • a pal = choche (DK)
  • circle of friends = chochera (DK)
  • to hit a slam dunk = clavar (DK)
  • two people making out in public = pulpos (DK)
  • no way = araque! (DK)
  • are you serious? = aburrrca! (DK)
  • someone from the mountains = serrano(a) (DK)
  • a Latin-American as opposed to a "gringo" = cholo(a) (DK)
  • blonde = cabeza de choclo (DK)
  • someone's house = jato (DK)
  • to hang around the house = jatear (DK)
  • an idiot = huaman (DK)
  • to get married = meter la soga (DK)
  • I have to do it, I don't have a choice = caballero, no mas! (DK)
  • to be hungry = estar con un filo (DK)
  • to have a nice body (a woman) = tener un buen chancho (DK)
  • to have luck = abrocharse (DK)
  • idiot, jerk = monse (DK)
  • fake or not real = bamba (DK)
  • bedroom = tocuar (DK)
  • pregnant woman = bolero (DK)
  • police car = burra (DK)
  • american money = cocos, gringas (DK)
  • friend = cumpa (DK)
  • beer = chela (DK)
  • soda = chela dulce, negra (DK)
  • big mouth = bocón, jetón (DK)
  • friend = pata, chochera, choche (EU)
  • something chever = maldito, paja, chevere, bacan, aluscinante (EU)
  • pretty woman, good-looking guy = cuero(EU)
  • girlfriend = hembrita (EU)
  • boyfriend, girlfriend = machuca fuerte (EU)
  • jail = cana (EU)
  • No way! = arranca! (EU)
  • sleep = jatear (EU)
  • boring = tela (EU)
  • stupid, dumb = monse (EU)
  • to party = tonear (EU)
  • drink (alcohol) = chupar (EU)
  • to eat = jamear (EU)
  • come with me = hazme la taba (EU)
  • throw up = buitrear (EU)
  • restroom = ñoba (EU)
  • thsirt = polo (EU)
  • guy = cuñado, amigo (EU)
  • mother = vieja (EU)
  • father = viejo (EU)
  • house = jato (EU)
  • truck = mionca (EU)
  • to walk = latear (EU)
  • circle of friends = collera (EU)
  • to kiss (tongue) = agarrar (EU)
  • to go out and try to score with no pretty girls = bagrear (EU)
  • person = punta (EU)
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