How do you say it in each country
The same concept goes by a different name in every country: what Dominicans call one thing, Argentinians call something else. Pick a concept and see what people call it in each country, with definitions and examples written by locals.
People
- all talk, no action2 countries
- buddy4 countries
- cheapskate6 countries
- fat, unpleasant person (insult)3 countries
- hot guy (attractive man)3 countries
- hot woman4 countries
- jokester4 countries
- lazy person5 countries
- nice person (likable)3 countries
- so-and-so2 countries
- unwashed person5 countries
- very ugly woman5 countries
- weakling3 countries
- well dressed5 countries
Food and drink
Money and work
Body
Love and sex
Partying and alcohol
Greetings and expressions
Actions
- free ride4 countries
- hard slap in the face5 countries
- in a flash3 countries
- to break something3 countries
- to come to blows3 countries
- to cut in line3 countries
- to dress up4 countries
- to help out5 countries
- to hurry up3 countries
- to kill someone4 countries
- to overthink4 countries
- to pay attention to someone4 countries
- to steal7 countries
- to talk nonsense4 countries
- to tune a car (car customization)3 countries
- waiting forever3 countries