Definitions tagged bolsillo in the street dictionary.
Budget-friendly, cheap, or thrifty. It describes something done on a shoestring or a person who is very careful with their money (originally referring to vehicles that run on diesel fuel, known as gasoil, which was historically much cheaper than gasoline in Argentina).
We are doing a gasolero vacation this year. We rented an apartment and we are just going to the beach. No going out, no eating out, no games or anything else.
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A popular expression used to signal that it is time to pay up or fork over the cash. (Note: In slang, the verb 'poner' is often used to mean paying or contributing money, and this idiom uses the image of a laying goose to make the phrase more idiomatic).
You guys finish eating, the waiter brings me the bill, and poniendo estaba la gansa.
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A way of saying you are broke or completely out of money. (In Panama, a tuco is a stump or a short log, implying that your funds have been cut short).
I am en tuco, I can't go. / Don't ask Jaime for money, he hasn't been paid yet and he's en tuco.
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