GILIBERTO
Used to describe someone who is a bit slow or lacks common sense; a dummy or simpleton.
You are a total giliberto, you cannot take your cell phone into the pool.
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Tag: gil
Definitions tagged gil in the street dictionary.
Boliviagilada
A group of thugs, street punks, or low-lifes who act tough against regular people (rochos, wachos, and planchas are various terms for marginalized youth often associated with street culture).
We are gonna fill this gilada with lead for being suckers.
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UruguayPaparulo
A fool, simpleton, or a dummy. It refers to someone who is acting silly, clueless, or slow on the uptake. (In Argentina, it is a mild way to call someone a dork or an idiot).
You are such a Paparulo Ramiro, you put your shoes in the fridge.
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ArgentinaPapafrita
A simpleton, dork, or silly person. Someone who is perceived as a bit of a loser or lacking in wit (literally means french fry).
My cousin Zoilo is a papafrita.
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Carlitos
A pathetic man of no account, a total nobody. (In Argentina, this diminutive of the name Carlos is used as a generic label for a loser.)
Get lost Carlitos, stop fucking with me.
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Pelafustán
A dummy, a good-for-nothing, or an unimportant person who acts foolishly. Someone who wastes time or is generally useless. The feminine version is pelafustana. (In Argentina, it is often used for a man perceived as a low-life or a loser).
He fell off his bike, the pelafustán.
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Gilastro
A complete sucker, fool, or chump. It is an emphatic variation of the word "gil", used for someone who is incredibly naive or slow-witted. (In Argentina, "gil" is the standard term for a naive person or a loser).
You are a Gilastro, your wife ran away with a cop (In Argentina, "pitufo" refers to a police officer because of their blue uniforms).
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Mamboretá
A dummy, fool, or simpleton, someone who wanders around acting spacey or aimless (literally the local name for a praying mantis, used to describe someone who looks or acts dazed).
Don't talk to me about that mamboretá of a brother-in-law of mine.
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Pancho
A term used by criminals in Argentina for a mark or easy target. It describes a person who is too relaxed or oblivious, making them look like a good victim for a robbery (Pancho is also the common word for a hot dog in Argentina, implying someone who is soft or a sitting duck).
Look at that total Pancho, I am totally going to rob him.
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Pete
Used to describe someone as a loser, fool, or dummy, though it can be used affectionately among friends. In its verb form, it means to screw up, fail, or make a mistake. (In Argentina, words that are technically insults are often used as informal nicknames between friends).
You are a pete. Hey pete, can you pass me the pen? Man, I totally peteé the exam!
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garlapea
A scumbag who won't stop talking trash when they are drunk.
ugh, here goes this garlapea again...
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Cubagualtrapa
A low-life or a loser. A person who acts like a big shot but is actually a worthless nobody. When used as a greeting, it shows the speaker looks down on the person they are addressing.
What is he even doing? He is just a gualtrapa!
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EspañaPajarado
Spacey, distracted, or not paying attention to your surroundings. (Derived from the word for bird, suggesting someone with their head in the clouds.)
He missed the bus because he was pajarado. (In Chile, a micro is a public bus.)
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Chileculiao
As an adjective or noun, culiao is a versatile Chilean swear word used to insult people, animals, objects, or weather, similar to using fucking or motherfucker in English. As a verb, it means to fuck. It originates from the word for ass (culo), originally implying someone who has been sodomized, though it is now used generally for anything or anyone annoying or disliked (this is one of the most common and flexible profanities in Chile).
example 1: Peruvian culiao, computer culiao, dog culiao. example 2: Boring day culiao, that ugly culiao, that culiao. example 3: I culié a girl, I am going to culiar. example 4: I am culiando. example 5: Enough, you ugly re culia, leave me alone.
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