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With Spanish as its base, Argentine slang was shaped by immigrants and little contact with “the Mother Country” (as Spain is known in Argentina).

These factors, added to the economic explosion that the country experienced during the 20th century, created fertile ground, where the “pricks” and the “despiertos” (people who take advantage of the naivety of others) took over the urban scene, while the interior of the country grew on the sweat of those who knew how to work the land.

In short, all the conditions were in place to ignite the spark and give free rein to ingenuity, and words adapted from other languages.

Let's see them.

Argentine words - an exhaustive list
As when we learn a new language, for this list of Argentine words we will start with the basics and then continue with advanced expressions and typical Argentine phrases (so that we don't miss anything).

10 typical words from Argentina
Warning. All the material in this section is correctly verified through the RAE dictionary, we don't want any scares or misunderstandings (some others may sneak in anyway).

Boludo
Of course. Every Argentine around the world has heard “What are you doing, boludo?” as a personification.

What not many people know is that boludo is a contextual word. What does this mean? Depending on the situation and the tone used, it can have different meanings, from a joke to an insult (although according to the RAE it means foolish or stupid).

Coger
Here we open another parenthesis. While in Spain this word is used with total normality, this is one of the typical Argentine words that usually brings the most confusion, since it means to have sexual relations in the South American country.

Afanar
“He who does not cry does not suck, and he who does not steal is a fool” sang the tango, and what a reputation. Afanar means to steal.

Chamuyar
This is perhaps one of the ways that Argentines are best known in Spain: Their ability to use arguments in their favor to get their way.

That is precisely the meaning of “chamuyar.”

Gauchada
In Argentina, when you want to ask someone for something, you don’t ask for a favor, but rather you ask for a “gauchada.”

Quilombo
This word admits two interpretations. On the one hand, it refers to a mess or disorder. And on the other, it refers to a brothel. Whether both definitions are connected or not, we really don’t know.

Cheto
A word from Argentine slang, it also has a cousin in Spanish slang: Pijo.
So, the pijo child is “the cheto kid” in Argentina.

Pibe
In case the example just now didn't illustrate the term 100%, “pibe/a” is what a young person is called, without using so many embellishments or formalities.

Zarpado
When an Argentine says that something is “zarpado” it is because it really deserves his astonishment and recognition… Zarpado this article, right?

Embole
To finish with the ranking of the most used words by Argentines (we continue with the phrases and expressions), “emboles” is a word that is used to communicate boredom.

Therefore, so that you don't get “emboles”, now we continue with the funniest Argentine words or phrases, which of course, are insults.

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