Chapter 30: Doubt

One of the strongest insults in the language. Used at a moment of extreme rage or contempt. Not softened in any way in everyday speech, it is genuinely offensive when directed at someone.

Highly offensive when directed at someone as an insult, but also used affectionately between close friends (context is everything). The literal meaning is 'male goat' or 'cuckold', though the latter sense is largely archaic in everyday use.

Literally 'to throw out by kicks'. Used hyperbolically to express that someone would be thrown out forcibly and without mercy. More emphatic than simply 'echar'.

A set phrase expressing exasperation at someone repeating themselves or returning to the same topic. 'Perico' is a generic name used in several fixed phrases. Slightly old-fashioned but still understood and used.

A common fixed phrase. 'Al margen' literally means 'on the margin/sideline'. Used when telling someone not to get involved, or when describing someone who deliberately avoids a situation.