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Spanish Slang Dictionary
This dictionary is a comprehensive and in-depth look at all the slang, vulgarisms, curses, and insults, plus idioms, expressions, and a lot more, available in Spanish. If you enjoy Latin American films, television, or whatever, you'll find many of the words and phrases used in here. As always with slang, be careful using what you hear; it may not work quite the way you expect.
A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z
tacaño/-a
n. cheapskate; miser
tacaño/-a
adj. stingy; cheap; tight-fisted
tacote
n.m. grass; marijuana. (used mostly in Mexico)
tacuaco
adj. chubby; plump. (used in the Cono del Sur region)
tal vez
idiom. probably, maybe, perhaps
tano
n.m./f. Italian person. (abbreviated form; used in Argentina; can be insulting)
tanque
n.m. fat person. (lit.: tank)
tarde o temprano
idiom. sooner or later. (lit.: late or early)
tata
n.m. dad; daddy. (n.b.: used in Latin American Spanish mostly)
tele
idiom. tv; telly; television
telo
n.m. hotel; hostel; love hotel. (reversed form of hotel; usually refers to one in which couples rent a room for everal hours or one night to engage in sexual activity)
tener a alg. en ascuas
idiom. keep someone in suspense; keep someone on tenderhooks. (lit.: to have someone on coals)
tener animo
idiom. be enthusiastic; be in the mood for
tener buen tipo
idiom. have a good figure; have a good body. (used in Spain)
tener buen vino
idiom. be able to handle one's alcohol
tener ciudado
idiom. be careful. (lit.: to have care)
tener el alma en un hilo
idiom. be on pins and needles; have one’s heart in one’s mouth; be on tenderhooks. (lit.: to have the soul in/by a string)
tener en cuenta
idiom. bear in mind; keep in mind. (lit.: to have in account)
tener en mente
idiom. keep in mind; have in mind
tener ganas (de)
idiom. feel like. (lit.: to have urges/desires)
tener gracia
idiom. be funny; be amusing. (lit.: to have grace)
tener harto
idiom. be fed up. (lit.: to have exhausted)
tener hasta acá
idiom. have had enough. (lit.: to have up to here)
tener la culpa
idiom. be to blame; be one’s fault
tener las manos largas
idiom. be light-fingered. (lit.: have large hands)
tener lugar
idiom. take place. (lit.: to have place)
tener mal vino
idiom. be unable to handle one's alcohol
tener mala leche
idiom. have a mean streak
tener miedo (de)
idiom. be afraid; be fearful; be scared. (lit.: to have fear)
tener paciencia
idiom. be patient
tener prisa
idiom. be in a hurry; be in a rush. (lit.: to have hurry/haste/rush). 1. Ahora tenemos un poco de prisa.
tener que
idiom. have to; must
tener razón
idiom. be right. (lit.: to have reason)
tener sed
idiom. be thirsty
tener sentido
idiom. make sense. (lit.: to have sense)
tener suerte
idiom. be lucky; be fortunate. (lit.: to have luck)
teta
n.f. tit; boob. (n.b.: familiar or vulgar, depending on context)
tiempo de perros
idiom. foul weather; horrible weather. (lit.: weather for dogs)
tío
n.m. dude; guy. (lit.: uncle; used in Spain in the 1980s)
tipo
n.m. guy, fellow, chum. (n.b.: colloquial, and very common)
tirar
v. take somebody somewhere by car. (used in Argentina)
tirar el dinero
idiom. throw money out the window
tirar por el atajo
idiom. take the easy way out. (lit.: throw for the shortcut)
tirarse un pedo
idiom. fart
tocar diana
idiom. sound reveille. (n.b.: diana means bull's-eye)
todo hijo de vecino
idiom. every Tom, Dick, and Harry; everyone
todo un poco
idiom. a little of each; a little of everything
tomar el pelo a alguien
idiom. be kidding; pull someone’s leg. (lit.: to pull the hair of someone)
tomar el sol
idiom. sunbathe; soak up rays; catch some rays
tomar en cuenta
idiom. bear in mind; keep in mind
tomar nota(s)
idiom. take notes; make a note of
tonto de culo
n.m. asshole. (used in Spain)
trabajar el doble
idiom. work overtime; work extra
traje de Adán
idiom. in one’s birthday suit; naked. (lit.: in Adam’s clothes)
trasero
n.m. butt; behind; backside; bum
tratarse
idiom. have to do with; be. (lit.: to treat. Used with the preposition “de”)
turco, -a
n.m./f. person from the Middle East. (lit.: Turkish)