The Police inspect the Hacienda Napoles

Borrowed from English but fully naturalized in Colombian everyday speech. Refers to any male person, often unnamed or unknown. Pronounced as one syllable rhyming with 'on'.

Context-dependent: between close friends it is a casual intensifier without true insult; directed at someone in anger it is genuinely offensive. Very common in informal Colombian speech.

Common in Colombian informal speech. Implies that someone is talking a lot but avoiding the real point, often to buy time or deceive.

Distinctly Colombian term for something or someone that causes unnecessary trouble or holds things up. Can be used for people, situations, or bureaucratic obstacles.

In standard use billete simply means 'banknote', but colloquially in Colombia it refers to a lot of money. 'Llenarse de billete' means to get very rich.

A complimentary expression used to describe someone brave or ambitious who does not let obstacles stop them. Common across Colombia.

'Jeta' literally refers to a snout or big mouth. Telling someone to 'callar la jeta' is a blunt, aggressive command to stop talking. Considerably ruder than 'callate la boca'.