Definitions tagged bronca in the street dictionary.
To piss someone off, drive them crazy, or make them lose their cool. It refers to pushing someone to the point that they lose their temper.
Stay still, please! You're sacando de las casillas!!!
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To get pissed off, lose your temper, or get worked up at someone or over a situation.
Some jerk was honking at me at the light, I got Calentarse, I got out of the car and beat the crap out of him.
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To wind someone up or get them riled up about a topic that causes anger or annoyance. It can also mean to hype someone up or get them excited. (The term comes from the word for a handle or crank, implying the act of cranking up someone's emotions).
We were talking about work. He manijeó me about the thing with my boss. I want to eat him alive.
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Grumpy, irritable, or pissed off. (Used in Argentina for someone in a foul, cranky mood).
Don't talk to him because he's chinchudo.
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An exclamation used to express annoyance, boredom, or disappointment when things do not go as planned (this term is common in the Rio de la Plata region and derives from the Italian uffa).
Speaker A: What are we going to eat? Speaker B: Soup. Speaker A: Ufa! I wanted to eat milanesas (breaded meat fillets).
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In Argentina, a cabrón is a hothead who gets angry at the slightest thing and becomes aggressive if contradicted. The term is an anagram of bronca (a local term for anger). This person is also called a zapallo (squash) for being hard-headed and stubborn, or a nabo (turnip) because, like a root vegetable, they grow in the dark and are stuck in their own narrow mindset.
He gets pissed off when people contradict him and reacts like the hopeless cabrón he is.
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A big mess, ruckus, or massive commotion, often involving a physical fight or a chaotic public scene. It refers to the chaotic event itself or to the act of someone making a huge scene or causing a scandal.
What a pifostio broke out at the club, even the police showed up. Luis made a huge pifostio when he found out he was not the winner.
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In youth slang, it refers to a scolding or being told off, usually by a parent or teacher.
I got a peta for my grades.
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A harsh scolding or a tongue-lashing. It is a verbal dressing-down where the person doing the yelling is usually worked up or furious about a specific situation.
She gave her husband a Pelelengua because he has a mistress.
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