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'Pilcha' refers to clothing in Rioplatense slang; 'empilchado' means dressed stylishly or neatly. Affectionate or admiring in tone.

An anglicism fully integrated into informal Argentine speech. Used to mean someone is intensely engaged in an activity or relationship, or that something is operating at maximum capacity.

Literally the small figurine placed on top of a wedding cake. Used figuratively to describe a person who is brought along somewhere to fill a role or look good, without genuine emotional involvement.

'Berreta' is an Argentine adjective meaning cheap, low-quality, or fake. 'Sketch' (from English, pronounced as written) means a skit or performance. Combined, it dismisses someone's behaviour as a transparent, low-quality act.

A very common abbreviation used especially in written messages and informal speech. Similarly, 'sáb' for sábado, 'dom' for domingo. Signals casual, text-message register.

Literally 'to machine' or 'to scheme'. In informal Argentine use, it often means the act of anxiously spinning scenarios in one's head, especially in romantic contexts. Can also mean to scheme deliberately.

Derived from 'mina' (woman/girl). 'Minón' is an augmentative indicating a very attractive person, used in an appreciative, casual tone. Applied to any gender in contemporary informal speech, though historically applied to women.