A temper tantrum or a fit thrown by a child or an adult. It describes spoiled, immature, or stubborn behavior expressed through crying, arguing, or rude outbursts when someone does not get their way.
Stop the PATALETA or there will be no ice cream for anyone. / I want my lollipop and I want it now... You will not get anything with that PATALETA.
An insult used to call someone a bastard or a jerk, also used as an exclamation of frustration when realizing a mistake or that something was forgotten (this is a phonetic contraction of hijo de madre).
You are a hijo e'madre, how dare you. / Hijo e'madre! I left my work on the table.
To drive someone to their breaking point or make them extremely angry. It implies the person has been pushed so far that they are ready to start hurling insults (referencing the act of insulting a person's mother as a sign of peak rage).
Don't make me sacar la mamá a pasear because you already know what's coming. / Don't make your grandmother sacar la mamá a pasear because nobody will be able to put up with her after that.
Depending on the verb used, this term changes meaning. To ser arrecho is to be a badass (highly skilled or bold) or to be brazenly shameless. To estar arrecho is to be pissed off or angry. The noun form, arrechera, refers to the state of being angry.
I didn't study for the exam and got a 20 (the highest grade in Venezuela), I am so arrecho. That girl treated me like a servant on my birthday, she really is arrecha. I am arrecha because of some trashy woman who cut in line to buy toilet paper, she is such a bitch and took the last roll, what an arrechera.
Describes being so blinded by intense rage that you feel completely numb to everything else, literally meaning that if a snake were to bite you, you would not even notice it.
Damn, I am so pissed off that si me pica una culebra no la siento.
To get horny or sexually aroused, specifically referring to getting an erection (the term comes from toldo, meaning an awning or tent, alluding to the visual effect of an erection through clothing).
You can not talk to him about sex because he se entolda. What happens is that his hormones are running wild, that is why he se entolda with anything.
A severe insult used to describe someone as a bastard or a despicable person, which can provoke a violent reaction. In informal settings, it is also used as a crude term of endearment or banter between close friends. (Literally meaning badly born, the term is highly offensive in formal or neutral contexts).
You are a malparido, man. / Your wife is a malparida, she went into my house and robbed me. / Come here, malparido, and we will settle this. / Hey, malparido, come on, let's go dance.
A synonym for being pissed off or furious, used for a person who is extremely angry. It literally means boiling, describing someone who has reached their limit.
You have me hirviendo with your nonsense. / Shut up already, you have me hirviendo. / Andres, you are selfish. You make me hirviendo for no reason.
An exclamation used to express frustration, annoyance, or sympathy, similar to saying what a bummer or what a mess. (In Venezuela, vaina is the most common all-purpose slang term for any object or situation, but this specific phrase is used to react to a negative occurrence).
Que vaina man, the truth is you do not want to change. / Que vaina friend, I am sorry you are feeling this way.
A versatile exclamation used to express intense emotion, ranging from excitement and joy to annoyance or disbelief. (It is a contraction of no joda, derived from the verb joder, meaning to fuck or mess around).
nojoda! That is my team! / nojoda! You really are something else, buddy.
A common Venezuelan exclamation used to express anger, frustration, or strong emphasis. It is a phonetic contraction of the phrase no jodas, used as an all-purpose intensifier when someone is pissed off.
- Motherfucker, nojoda, goddamn it! - Nojoda! You are nothing but a total faggot, you bastard!