You may speak Spanish well enough, but if you decide to move to Colombia, you will notice new words that were not taught in school. This is because these words are slang and regional terms local to Colombia. There is almost no way to learn these terms until you visit Colombia or talk to Colombians.
To help you blend in with the locals, you can use the following slang terms below. Keep in mind that these are specific to Bogota and will change from region to region.
- Rolla/o – A person from Bogota
- Costeño – Someone from the coast of Colombia
- Gamin – A street person or beggar
- Gomela/o – An upper class person, usually negative connotation
- Cascar – To hit someone or scold them harshly
- Guaro – Aguardiente
- Pendejo/a – Silly girl or guy
- Pola – Beer
- Hartar – Drink a lot
- Plon – A joint of marijuana
- Echar un plon – Spoke a joint
- Porro - Weed
- Noño – Nerd
- Lo vamos a pegar – We are going to get drunk (Literal translation: We are going to hit someone)
- Marica – Gay or term like ¨dude¨ among male friends
- Huevon – Similar to idiot
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