Slang changes from country to country
Spanish is spoken in more than twenty countries, and each one has its own slang. A word that is friendly in Mexico can be strange in Argentina or rude in Spain. Each file says where you will hear the word, so you know whether it fits the people you talk to.
When in doubt, listen first. Use a slang word after you have heard your friends use it, in the same way they do.
How to read the trend labels
We check how often people look up each word, and mark the ones that are growing, holding steady, or cooling off.
- Rising: more people look it up every year.
- Here to stay: about as popular as last year.
- Cooling off: fewer people look it up, but everyone still understands it.