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PEOPLE
No, INSURGENTE doesn't mean "insult people"
GUYS
HOMBRE is "Man," even as an ejaculation equivalent to "Oh,
Man!" "Brother" to address a non-relative is not HERMANO but
'MANO. CARNAL is like "Bro," but is likewise racially
restricted except among extremely good friends.
"Pal" would be COMPADRE, more casually, COMPA, or at the
slangiest, COMPINCHE. (Female equivalent, COMADRE, which has
almost the sense of blacks using the term "sisters."
MUCHACHO or CHICO for young men. TIPO means "guy." Also very
common is CHAVO. The guys are BATOS (also spelled VATOS),
CUATES, AMIGOTES. FULANO is "whoever" or "so and so" and
FULANO, ZUTANO, Y MENGANO are "Tom, Dick and Harry.
CHICKS
Properly MUCHACHAS, CHICAS or more formally SEñORITAS. MIJA,
is used in direct address the same as MIJO with males. 'MANA
is "sister" and very commonly used form of address. CHULIS
is like "cutie," "honey," or "dearie"--often used between
women (or male homosexuals). NENA, appropriate for little
girls, can also be used affectionately for younger women,
something like "kiddo," "girly," or "baby."
LOVERS AND OTHER DETAILS
Lovers (AMANTES) and loved ones (QUERIDOS) are referred to
as HUESOS on the street, also as VAREDA, PATO, and QUELITE.
Affectionate and pet terms include MUñECA, literally doll;
PRECIOSURA, precious; MI TESORO, my treasure; RICURA,
richness; and CHIQUITíN, teeny tiny. MI AMOR, MI VIDA, and
such are used towards men and women. VIEJO is "the old man,"
or husband. PAPACITO or MIJO are endearments towards men.
Wives and lovers are often referred to as VIEJA ("old
lady").
Girlfriends (NOVIAS) are referred to as DETALLES (details),
CUEROS (figures), PESCADOS (fish). Love affairs (AVENTURAS
AMOROSAS) are VOLADOS, AGUACATES or MOVIDAS.
KIDS
There are a lot of words to use instead of NIñOS. Most mean
simply "small," like CHICO, CHIQUITO, or PEQUEñO. There are
a lot of regional slang terms for kids, like the Mexican
CHAMACO, the central American GUAGUA, the Argentine PIBE.
PARENTS AND ELDERS
Parents are PADRES in Spanish; PARIENTES refers to all
relatives, as does FAMILIARES. Mexicans refer to parents as
MIS JEFES (my bosses). JEFA is both "mother" and "old lady"
in the conjugal sense, like VIEJA--you hear people say, JURO
POR MI JEFECITA (I swear by my old lady). Other slang
words for MADRE are MANDONA, MARGARITA.