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Very common in everyday speech. 'Lío' literally means 'mess' or 'tangle'. The expression signals that someone is complicating a situation or manipulating another person's thinking.

Versatile verb. Can also mean 'to die' in some contexts, but in financial or planning contexts it means to lose or come off badly. Tone depends on context.

Can describe a person (tight-fisted), a place (run-down, cheap), or a thing (low quality). One of the most useful everyday adjectives for expressing mild disdain.

A blunt, derogatory insult used by some feminist voices against women perceived as prioritising men's comfort over female solidarity. Very charged and likely to cause offence.

Literally 'underwear ironer'. A dismissive insult implying excessive domesticity or sexual conservatism. Clearly vulgar and offensive in most contexts.

From 'pillar'. In romantic contexts it means someone is really into another person. In other contexts it means caught doing something. The episode uses it in both senses.

The English expression has been adopted wholesale into casual spoken usage, especially among younger speakers discussing relationships. Used without translation in natural conversation.

Affectionate and informal term of address, especially between male friends. Equivalent in warmth and register to 'tío' but slightly less frequent in everyday use.