A person who is constantly taken advantage of by others, like a doormat or a pushover. (This term is vulgar as it is derived from a slang word for female genitals used to imply submissiveness).
A: 'How cool that we are going to Shanghai, I have always wanted to see Egypt.' B: 'Ana, who did you get so brutonga from? Because my parents and I are doing just fine.'
An ironic expression used to show mockery or annoyance toward someone's predictable, repetitive behavior, similar to saying typical or what else is new.
A: Did you hear Manuel lost his whole biweekly paycheck at the casino? B: ¿Cuándo no? That guy is such a loser. (Note: A quincena refers to the biweekly pay period common in Panama).
Used to describe a person who is dimwitted, slow on the uptake, or not all there (derived from a derogatory term for someone with a mental disability).
- Come on, mongui, can't you see that what I am asking for is right in front of your eyes?
It means you are useless or that you do not know how to do things right. It is used as a synonym for being 'en panga' (a Panamanian expression for being incompetent or of low quality).
A: Last night I got a flat tire with my girlfriend in the car and I had to call a tow truck, because I do not know how to change that thing. B: Oh, no, man, Eres un plomo.
To rip someone off, scam, or play someone for a fool. It describes being cheated or taken advantage of, particularly in a deal. (In Panama, the term relates to the word congo, which refers to someone who is easily tricked or made a fool of.)
Those clothes I bought turned out to be really poor quality, they conguearon me. / They conguearon my dad with that car, it ended up having a ton of defects.
1. A sucker or a pushover, someone who is easily exploited or fooled by others. 2. A traditional Afro-Panamanian dance and musical style from the Caribbean coast (this genre celebrates the culture and history of rebellion of the Cimarrones, or enslaved Africans who escaped colonial rule).
"Don't lend that guy any more money, he's playing you for a Congo!" : "Every year they host a Congo dance festival on the coast."
A slang term for a dummy, a goofball, or a moron. It characterizes a person as being foolish or acting like a bit of an idiot. (In Argentina, various food names are used as mild insults for people who lack common sense).
A person who makes stupid or pointless comments just to try to be funny. It refers to someone being a fool or an annoying idiot who talks too much nonsense.
Stop talking nonsense and get to work, don't be a Baboso | That Baboso Edwin started telling the boss things about our private lives.
The act of moving at a snail's pace or dragging one's feet to delay a task. (In Panama, this term is often used to criticize government slowness or inefficient service.)
Don't ask him for favors, look, he's always got a case of tortuguismo on him. : How long do we have to put up with that guy's tortuguismo?
A slang term for a fool or idiot, usually an intentional misspelling of the Spanish word for stupid. It is often used in internet memes to mock someone. (The name in the definition refers to a specific person, and Godos is a term used in the Canary Islands for mainland Spaniards).
A loser, screw-up, or someone completely incompetent in their duties or life. It refers to a person who fails to succeed or lives in poor conditions specifically because of their own lack of skill or basic usefulness.
What a perrón, he blew all his money at the casino! : There is a guy at the office who is such a perrón that you have to help him use the copier.
A slang term from Albacete used to describe someone as a complete moron. It is a shortened version of a vulgar expression comparing a person's stupidity to the pain of a bite on the dick. (Albacete is a province and city in the Castilla-La Mancha region of Spain).
A very vulgar way to call someone incredibly stupid. It compares the person's idiocy to the act of getting bitten on the penis, or rather, to the person foolish enough to let that happen (the Spanish definition ironically calls this expression polite and subtle).
Don't listen to him, he is más tonto que un bocao en la polla.
A person who is incompetent or useless at a specific task. It refers to someone who is dead weight and whose presence is more of a hindrance than a help.
My brother is a Bulto when it comes to cooking. | You still haven't learned to drive? What a Bulto!
Someone whose facial expression makes them look like a smart-aleck or like they are always joking, making it hard for others to take them seriously even if they have good intentions.
A fool, a dork, or a wallflower who lacks social skills. (The term is said to come from the English phrase party watcher, referring to colonial-era guards who stood outside parties for hours without joining the fun).
Refers to someone who is lethargic, sluggish, or totally out of it, lacking the energy to do anything. (The term is derived from slang for testicle and suggests being in a slow, lazy daze.)
Someone who is spaced out, slow, or acting like a dumbass. (This is a vulgar term derived from huevo, slang for testicle, used to describe a lack of alertness).
"Dude, I am just feeling aguevoneado" and "Stop being so aguevoneado already."
A very common but highly vulgar insult used to call someone a jerk or a dumbass. It is often used to get someone's attention or to point out their stupidity (literally: cocksucker).
Look mamagüevo, you didn't buy the meat. / Mamagüevo, look at that guy, he is fine as hell.
A remarkably stupid and pathetic individual, often characterized by mental slowness and physical clumsiness. This person is viewed as having no dignity and serves as a constant target for ridicule, bullying, and various forms of cruelty.
Your father, that pendejete, how many times did we fuck him in the ass?
A scatterbrained person who lacks the ambition to study or better themselves, also used for someone who is a dimwit, a fool, or useless (the term is the Spanish name for the Archie Comics character Jughead).
A crude term for a dim-witted person who is visibly slow to understand what is going on, typically characterized by a vacant or blank facial expression.
1. Here comes that carepalmada Maya. 2. Is this carepalmada waiter ever going to bring the check?
Someone who tries to join the conversation or joke around with friends but does so in a crude or vulgar way that makes people feel awkward. (A coro is a Dominican term for hanging out or a group of friends).