Mexicochamba
noun · Informal · CHAHM-bah
Work; a job. Emphasises the earning of a living rather than a career — you look for chamba, you do not build one.
Mexico
Mexican Slang for Money & Work
6 Mexican slang terms for money & work, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Slang for cash, cost, employment and effort. Money terms are among the oldest and most durable slang in any language, and often the most regionally specific.
codo
adjective, noun · Informal
Stingy, tight-fisted.
huevón
noun, adjective · Vulgar
A lazy person; idle, work-shy. The related noun hueva means idleness, and qué hueva means 'what a drag'.
Use with care
jalar
verb · Informal
To work, of a machine or device: ya no jala el control, 'the remote doesn't work any more'.
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lana
noun · Informal
Money, cash. The most common informal word for money in Mexico.
varo
noun · Informal
Money in general; also a single peso, when counted.