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Home » Cuba Spanish Slang Expressions » Page 2

ser como el arroz blanco

to be everywhere at once

ser de ampanga

to be controversial, trouble

ser tu maletín

that’s your problem

ser un chusma

to be a vulgar person

ser un disco rayado

to be repetitive

se le está cerrando el cuadro

to have limited or few options

retama de guayacol

a vulgar, poorly educated person

saber más que las cucarachas

to be extremely knowledgeable about something

sacarse el hígado

to work extremely hard

sacarse la rifa del guanajo

to receive something unexpectedly, either positive or negative

salir de la pinga

to say “because I feel like it” or “because I can”

quedarse para vestir santos

a woman who never gets married

querer meter La Habana en Guanabacoa

to try to stuff something big into a smaller container

rayar la pintura

to dirty something that’s clean, like clothing or a car

ponerse curda

to get drunk

ponerse en tres y dos

to assume a firm position

ponérsela en China

to ask for something difficult to answer

ponerle la tapa al pomo

the last bad thing that could happen, the straw that broke the camel’s back

perder calabaza y miel

to lose everything

pasarle lo mismito que a Chacumbele

to commit suicide

paticas pa’ que te quiero

to run away

pedir botella

to hitchhike

pegar la gorra

to eat at someone’s house without being invited

pegar los tarros

to cheat on one’s partner

parece que no moja, pero empapa

someone who does a lot more than is apparent

parecer un disco rayado

to repeat oneself

partirle el brazo

to take advantage of a situation

partirle pá arriba

to face a person or a problem immediately

pasar como un bólido

to pass by quickly

no jodas

don’t fuck around any more

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