Chilean Slang

Here are some slang Chilean terms that will help you better communicate if you ever happen to travel to Chile. No, Hola!, Donde es el bano?, gracias! and callate la boca will not be sufficient enough in getting you through your trip to Chile and do not make you fluent in Spanish. However, if you don't ever plan on traveling to Chile they are still funny to read. Enjoy!

•Al tiro: Right away / immediately
•A Pata: On foot, i.e. when you walk somewhere.
•Achuntarle: To "be right on target," to " nail it"
•Adonde la viste: No way! I don't believe you! You're full of shit!
•Al Seco: "Chug it!" Used to encourage binge drinking.
•Andar Pato: To have no money, to be "broke"
•Huevón - means: Friend, pal, dude, dumb, fool, idiot... When you know all the meanings and all the aplications of this word, you learned very good the Chilean Spanish, because this is a very tipical Chilean word
•Estar en Pelota: To be naked.
•Arriba de la Pelota: To "be on the ball." To "be tipsy" from alcohol. To be having a good time.
•Aweonado: Dumbass
•Bacan (BKN): "Cool", awesome, neato, etc.
•Buena Honda: "good shit," or "good stuff." Describes general awesomeness. Also used to describe cool people.
•Caña: A hangover.
•Caleta: Many or lots of something
•Que Weá: If a Chilean sounds angry and says this phrase, it translates exactly like "what the fuck?" If used as a question, it means "what?" or "pardon?" in a very informal fashion
•Que Onda: What's up? Sup?
•Que lata: "What a shame," "what a bitch
•Vale: OK
•Si phó: of Course
•Talla: Joke
•Luka: $1000 pesos ( around to 2 dollars)
•Gamba:$100 Pesos (1/5 dollar)
•Gabriela/Quina: $5.000 Pesos (around to 10 dollar)
•La Dura: "Really??", "No way!" When in utter disbelief, respond with this phrase
•La Cagó: Two meanings for this word: "Damn!", "sweet!", "shit!".. Used to describe something cool when said brightly. Or the exact opposite: "Oh shit", "oh fuck", "oh no".. Used to denote something awful.
•Carrete: A party. The word with the most usage in all of Chile
•Carreteado: To be "spent", not in the mood to party anymore.
•Chela: Beer
•Cuatico: Used to describe anything exaggerated or aggrandized. It's good to use when bullshitting with friends
•Cuico/a: A stuck-up person, a snob.
•Estar Chato: To be full almost to the point of sickness (of food), to be "stuffed." To be sick or bored of something. To be very tired.
•Estar en otra: To drift off, to "be out of it"
•Estar hecho mierda: To be fucked up. Be it from drugs, alcohol, or that crazy twirling ride at fantasilandia
•Flaco/a: "Dude" or "man." A term to refer to your friend, or anybody really
•Guagua: A baby. Pronounced as "wah-wah", this word comes from the Incan language, Quechua
•Barza: Stupid person
•Puta la Weá!!: This simply translates to "fuck!"
•Mina/o: "Hottie", you would say this about person that is visually pleasing
•Copete: Drinks, liquor, booze, grandpa's cough medicine, firewater
•Plata:..Money
•Weveo/Hueveo: Silly behavior, playtime, shenanigans. What you get when you huevear. Could also mean some bullshit red tape you have to deal with.