PELAR CABLE
To lose one's mind or self-control completely and act foolishly. It is equivalent to blowing a fuse or going off the deep end.
My mom just started to pelar cable, she kicked me out of the house.
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Tag: enfadarse
Definitions tagged enfadarse in the street dictionary.
Boliviapicarse
To get salty or worked up because you cannot take a joke or are a sore loser who cannot handle losing a game.
If you start teasing me, you are not allowed to get picarse later.
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PerúAmularse
To get stubborn, sulky, or angry like a mule (this term is specific to the province of Salamanca). It refers to an obstinate huff where one digs their heels in, jokingly suggesting the animal's temperament and its tendency to kick.
Don't get amules, it was a joke.
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EspañaCondenarse
To get angry or lose your temper. In the region of Castile-La Mancha, the term is used with a sarcastic religious undertone, suggesting that getting upset is a sin, an idea supposedly promoted by the Church to prevent rural people from judging the behavior of priests.
Come on, calm down, don't condenes.
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Ponerse poppy
To get annoyed, angry, or irritable. It is used to describe someone who is in a bad mood or who gets defensive and upset.
Don't talk to him, he is poppy right now. Don't go and ponerse poppy over what I'm about to tell you.
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Venezuelaachorar
To get aggressive, act tough, or adopt a hostile and confrontational attitude (derived from choro, a slang term for a thief or street thug).
He catcalled his girlfriend and he se achoró.
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Montar un pollo
To make a scene or cause a public ruckus. The mastermind behind this expression supposedly used to try to ride poultry, causing a huge uproar and annoying his neighbors. His parents wanted him to be evaluated; the results were inconclusive, but the phrase remained for posterity.
Every time I say something he doesn't like, he monta un pollo.
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Chinarse
To get pissed off or annoyed. (The term originated from a stereotype in Madrid regarding the facial expressions of people from China).
Relax, do not chinarse.
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Sacar la piedra
To lose your patience, reach a breaking point, or feel unable to tolerate a situation. It describes being extremely annoyed, frustrated, or driven crazy by someone or something.
Waiting 'me saca la piedra'. Stop bothering me, you are 'sacándome la piedra'.
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No jile
A regional expression from the Venezuelan plains used to tell someone to stop annoying or pestering you. (Typical of the llanero culture in the central and western cattle-ranching regions).
"No jile, I am not in the mood" and "Stop your jilear already"
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Fosforito
A hot-headed person who loses their temper instantly and for no reason (literally little match, referring to someone who flares up easily).
You are a fosforito. But don't get mad, fosforito.
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arrechera
1. To be extremely angry or pissed off, or a person who gets angry easily. 2. Something that is very cool, awesome, or high quality. (In Venezuela, this refers to anger or excellence, whereas in many other Spanish-speaking countries it implies being horny).
That girl really is arrecha. That shirt is arrecha. Leave me alone because I am arrecho.
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Puchito
1) A salty or easily provoked player in the game Drakensang Online. 2) A nickname for a specific bear mount used by a top Circle Mage in the same game. 3) A small amount or a little bit of something. (The first two meanings are niche references used within a specific online gaming community).
- Man, look at how salty this Puchito is! - Your Puchito is so grumpy. - Hey, wait for me a Puchito, I will be right back! Typical phrase: Do you want a match in the public arena?
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Colombiapuchero
Facial expressions or gestures, such as pouting or scowling, that a person makes when they are told to do something they do not want to do.
Like when one of our parents orders us to pick up the toys from the floor and we make a puchero.
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