Mexicoapapachar
verb · Informal · ah-pah-pah-CHAR
To cuddle, pamper, comfort. Carries a warmth that abrazar ('to hug') does not — it implies looking after someone, not just holding them.
Mexico
Mexican Slang for Emotion & Reaction
9 Mexican slang terms for emotion & reaction, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Surprise, exasperation, delight, disbelief. Often interjections rather than nouns — words that do something rather than name something.
caer gordo
phrase, idiom · Informal
To rub someone up the wrong way. Note the reversed grammar: the disliked person is the subject — me cae gordo, 'he falls fat to me', means 'I can't stand him'.
chale
interjection · Informal
Aw, man; damn. Disappointment or mild protest at bad news.
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gacho
adjective · Informal
Bad, unpleasant, rough. Applied to situations and weather.
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híjole
interjection · Informal · EE-hoh-leh
Wow; geez; oh dear. Surprise, dismay or reluctant sympathy — and very often the sound of someone about to tell you no.
ni modo
phrase · Colloquial
Oh well; nothing to be done. Resigned acceptance of something that cannot now be changed.
no mames
phrase, interjection · Vulgar
No way; you've got to be kidding. An exclamation of disbelief, which can be delighted, horrified or outraged depending entirely on tone.
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Use with care
no manches
phrase, interjection · Informal
No way; you're kidding. The socially safe version of no mames, with the same range of disbelief but none of the obscenity.
órale
interjection · Informal · OH-rah-leh
Right then; okay; let's go. Agreement or encouragement.
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