To drive someone up the wall or push them to their limit until they lose their patience or explode with anger.
A: Julio sacó la piedra to me last night. I get home from work tired and he wants me to start cooking. B: Oh, no. But Julio has always been inconsiderate, ever since you were dating.
A temper tantrum or a fit thrown by a child or an adult. It describes spoiled, immature, or stubborn behavior expressed through crying, arguing, or rude outbursts when someone does not get their way.
Stop the PATALETA or there will be no ice cream for anyone. / I want my lollipop and I want it now... You will not get anything with that PATALETA.
An interjection of Arabic origin used to express anger or frustration, equivalent to shit or damn. (This slang reflects the influence of North African immigrant communities on urban Spanish street talk).
Dapundinmak, we didn't win the lottery. Dapundinmak, we didn't win the beauty pageant.
To drive someone to their breaking point or make them extremely angry. It implies the person has been pushed so far that they are ready to start hurling insults (referencing the act of insulting a person's mother as a sign of peak rage).
Don't make me sacar la mamá a pasear because you already know what's coming. / Don't make your grandmother sacar la mamá a pasear because nobody will be able to put up with her after that.
A vulgar expression used to convey extreme frustration, stress, or the feeling of being completely screwed. It is used when a situation is unbearable or when someone is being constantly bothered. (Cultural note: The phrase invokes La Chingada, a complex Mexican concept of a symbolic violated mother, used here as a powerful intensifier for bad luck or failure).
'Me carga la chingada with this job'; 'Ya se te cargó la chingada because of that guy'; 'I have to call the insurance, me carga la chingada!'
To be mad or angry. In Panama, the words 'enojado' and 'molesto' are rarely used, as Estar bravo is the default way to express being upset in almost any context.
'Don't talk to your dad, he is está bravo with you' : 'Honey, don't get te pongas brava, look, I didn't say it with that intention'
To get extremely pissed off or fly into a blind rage. It is a vulgar term. (Panamanian slang frequently adapts English words, such as guial for girl and fren for friend).
She got emputó with me because I told her she was fat. There is nothing worse than an emputada guial, fren.
A severe insult used to describe someone as a bastard or a despicable person, which can provoke a violent reaction. In informal settings, it is also used as a crude term of endearment or banter between close friends. (Literally meaning badly born, the term is highly offensive in formal or neutral contexts).
You are a malparido, man. / Your wife is a malparida, she went into my house and robbed me. / Come here, malparido, and we will settle this. / Hey, malparido, come on, let's go dance.
A synonym for being pissed off or furious, used for a person who is extremely angry. It literally means boiling, describing someone who has reached their limit.
You have me hirviendo with your nonsense. / Shut up already, you have me hirviendo. / Andres, you are selfish. You make me hirviendo for no reason.
A regional variation of the word maldicion (damn or curse), used as a vulgar interjection to express frustration or annoyance. (In the Zulia region of Venezuela, speakers often replace the letter l with an r, a linguistic trait of the local Maracucho dialect).
Mardición, I got a flat tire. / I cannot believe the bank is already closed, Mardición!
A versatile and vulgar exclamation used to express intense anger, frustration, or annoyance. (In Venezuela, this is one of the most common and potent profanities, used as a general oath when something goes wrong or to vent frustration).
Coño e'la madre Ramon, how much longer? / Coño e'la madre, this neighbor is pissing me off.
A versatile exclamation used to express intense emotion, ranging from excitement and joy to annoyance or disbelief. (It is a contraction of no joda, derived from the verb joder, meaning to fuck or mess around).
nojoda! That is my team! / nojoda! You really are something else, buddy.
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.