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Tag: pagar

Definitions tagged pagar in the street dictionary.

Abotonar

The act of begrudgingly coughing up or shelling out money for a service or object, usually done with annoyance or reluctance.

I had to abotonar two hundred bolivianos to take the girl to the VIP movie theater.

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AMOLLAR

To cough up or chip in money to achieve a specific goal or outcome, rather than for buying something.

We all have to amollar to get Valeria out of jail.

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gorrear

To use your charm or social influence to get someone else to pay for your entertainment.

Let's go gorrear with Carola, she is going to take us to the best clubs.

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Poniendo estaba la gansa

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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Dejar de garpe

To stand someone up, flake on a plan, or leave someone hanging. It describes not showing up when someone is waiting for you. (Garpe is vesre, or reverse-slang, for the word to pay).

We agreed to meet at that bar and he me dejó de garpe.

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Caíte con el varo

A slang expression used to demand that someone hand over money, whether to pay a debt, provide a loan, or as part of a robbery. (Varo is a common Mexican term for money or pesos).

Caíte con el varo, I really need the money. / Caíte con el varo now and run!

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Bajarse de la mula

To cough up the cash or pay for something, often reluctantly, to settle a debt or return a favor. (Historically refers to dismounting a mule to pay a toll).

Alright, everyone needs to bajarse de la mula then!

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Garpar

A slang inversion of the verb pagar (to pay), created by swapping its syllables. It means to pay, to shell out, or to foot the bill. (This style of wordplay, where syllables are reversed, is a common linguistic feature in the region known as vesre).

Who is going to garpar for all this?

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cantear

To cough up, fork over, or chip in money, especially to pay a debt or contribute to a shared cost.

So-and-so se canteó with 500 dollars. We have to cantearse with something for the drinks.

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