The Talent of Wretches

One of the most common expletives in colloquial speech. Can open a sentence as a vent, close it for emphasis, or stand alone. Rarely refers literally to sex in everyday conversation.

Strong insult directed at people who have acted treacherously or violently. Used here in heated confrontational moments.

Appears in rhetorical questions and exclamations of exasperation (e.g. '¿qué coño…?'). As an intensifier in questions, it translates roughly to 'the hell' ('what the hell…?').

Literally 'by dragging'. Used figuratively to convey doing something with great effort or against resistance.

Standard informal address between adults in casual speech. 'Tía' can also mean 'woman' in a neutral descriptive sense ('las tías' = 'women'). No family meaning intended in these usages.

Idiomatic. Refers to a person who causes persistent damage in someone's life, like a weed that chokes out other growth. The proverb 'mala hierba nunca muere' (bad weeds never die) is widely known.