Leg or Thigh

Literally means lukewarm in temperature, but applied to people it means someone who lacks conviction, passion, or the courage to take a stand. A quiet but cutting insult when used about someone's emotional or romantic behavior.

Literally 'unsmokeable'. Used to describe a person whose behavior or personality is intolerable. Often appears in workplace or relationship contexts to mean someone who is exhausting or relentlessly difficult.

Literally 'grease/fat'. As a social descriptor it means someone or something perceived as vulgar, tasteless, or lacking class. Can be used with varying degrees of seriousness; in some contexts it's almost playful, in others genuinely dismissive.

A playful Argentine expression meaning 'keep your mouth shut / say nothing', invoking the idea of mozzarella cheese stretching and sealing the mouth. Used when instructing someone to stay silent and not give anything away.

When directed at a person ('sos un bicho'), it expresses impressed surprise at someone's cleverness or cunning. The tone is usually warm admiration rather than criticism. Completely separate from its literal meaning of a small creature.

One of the most frequently used conversational particles in Argentine speech. Functions as agreement ('okay, deal'), encouragement ('go for it'), or a mild imperative ('come on, do it'). Tone and context determine which function is active.

Expresses that someone has a lot of nerve or audacity, usually in a mildly scandalised way. Often followed by 'también' for rhetorical emphasis: '¡qué tupé también!' The speaker is both surprised and a little indignant.