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The Words — Expressions, Page 2

¿qué rollo? - two friends gripping hands in the doorway of a barber shop
¿qué rollo?: The low-key 'what is the deal' that CDMX runs on Jul 4, 2026
echar la hueva - a young man stretched out asleep on a red sofa with his phone on his chest
echar la hueva: Literally about testicles. In practice, a nap Jul 2, 2026
estar pedo - one friend holding another up outside a bar at night
estar pedo: Everyone uses it. Nobody uses it in front of their suegra Jul 1, 2026
neta del planeta - a woman swearing on her chest to a skeptical friend on a schoolyard wall
neta del planeta: Hyperbole bolted onto a word that already meant truth Jun 30, 2026
echar un rol - two friends cycling down a street with bags of pan dulce on the handlebars
echar un rol: Driving nowhere in particular, on purpose Jun 28, 2026
al rato - a young man sprawled on a kitchen chair waving off the woman standing over the sink
al rato: It sounds like a time. It is not a time Jun 25, 2026
¿qué transa? - a delivery rider on his bike greeting a man outside a shop
¿qué transa?: Greeted this way by men who were young in the eighties Jun 23, 2026
buena onda - a market vendor pressing extra tomatoes into a young woman's hands
buena onda: Praise with no achievement attached, and it still counts Jun 19, 2026
¿mande? - a young man stopping on the sidewalk to take a call, hand in pocket
¿mande?: Mexicans answer with it, learners answer with '¿qué?' Jun 15, 2026
al chile - two women walking down the street, one talking straight at the other
al chile: Learners say it at work because it sounds like 'honestly' Jun 9, 2026
¿qué pedo? - two young men greeting each other with a fist bump on a rooftop at sunset
¿qué pedo?: Shouted across a parking lot, both greeting and challenge Jun 1, 2026
te sales - two friends at a taco counter, one laughing and pointing at the other
te sales: Fired back at a friend who has gone too far May 15, 2026
¡no manches! - a young man at a cafe table grabbing his head at something on his phone
¡no manches!: Its rude twin is one syllable away, and everyone knows it May 8, 2026
ahorita - a man on the sofa with the remote waving off the chore list his wife is pointing at
ahorita: How long is that, exactly? Nobody will tell you Apr 24, 2026
ni modo - a man shrugging outside a shuttered metro entrance
ni modo: The verbal shrug you will start using without deciding to Apr 19, 2026