Colombiaguaro
noun · Informal · GWAH-roh
Aguardiente — the anise-flavoured sugarcane spirit that is the default Colombian party drink, drunk in small shots straight from the bottle on the table.
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Colombia
Colombian Slang for Going Out & Partying
7 Colombian slang terms for going out & partying, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Nights out, drinking, dancing and the aftermath. A category where slang renews itself every few years as each generation renames the same activities.
guayabo
noun · Colloquial · gwah-YAH-boh
A hangover. The single most useful Colombian word for a visitor, because resaca — the word learners are taught — is not what anyone here says.
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hacer una vaca
idiom, noun · Informal · ah-SEHR OO-nah VAH-kah
To have a whip-round; to put in equal shares for a shared purchase, typically drinks, a barbecue or a leaving present.
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parche
noun · Informal · PAR-cheh
The crew you habitually hang around with. 'Mi parche del colegio' is my school lot.
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pola
noun · Informal · POH-lah
A beer. 'Unas polas' is the standard invitation to the pub, and it is the most casual of the available words for beer.
prendido
adjective · Informal · prehn-DEE-doh
Tipsy — pleasantly drunk, talkative, still functioning. The specific stage matters: Colombian has a graded ladder and prendido is the good rung on it.
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rumbear
verb · Informal · rroom-beh-AHR
To go out dancing and drinking. La rumba is the night out itself, and it means the whole evening, not one venue.
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