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Extremely common informal address term between people of any age. Neither affectionate nor offensive on its own, just casual. Can also mean 'bloke/woman' when referring to a third party.

Rioplatense in origin and register, carried into the dialogue by a character from Argentina. Signals peak anger. Not part of standard Castilian insult vocabulary and would immediately mark a speaker as Argentinian or imitating that register.

'Meterse en la boca del lobo' is a fixed idiom meaning to put yourself in a very dangerous situation knowingly. Widely understood across all ages.

Informal adjective derived from 'caro'. Used conversationally to describe something that costs too much. Slightly more emphatic and casual than simply saying 'caro'.

Literally refers to firing a gun at point-blank range. Figuratively, it means saying something very directly without softening it. Also written 'a quemarropa' in a similar sense.

'Chupar' literally means to suck, but in 'chupar pastillas' it extends to taking medication in a somewhat resigned or self-deprecating way. The construction 'chupando X' with a gerund signals someone getting on with something unglamorous.

Very common insult in casual speech, directed at someone considered stupid or thoughtless. Less anatomically charged than 'coño' or 'joder' in everyday usage but still firmly vulgar. Used between people who know each other as a sharper form of 'tonto'.

A contemptuous collective noun for a disorderly crowd or group seen as low-class. When used by an authority figure in dialogue, it signals social hierarchy and disdain. Can occasionally be used playfully between friends.