of the prostitute motherĪlthough it may sound contradictory, this is a praising expression meaning 'very good' or 'excellent'. Puto/a (as an adjective and always in front of the noun) However, it's actually more commonly resorted to as an adjective to express anger. At times it's used in its proper sense, but more often as a very strong insult, especially if a family connection is made, in phrases that would translate as 'son of a prostitute' or 'your prostitute mother'.

They're usually used by children or adults who want to avoid swearing. Jopé, jopelines, jolines, jolín (*) These are a few euphemisms to replace joder. ¡Joder, cómo llueve! (**) Hell, it's peeing down! Joder on its own is used exactly like coño above, to indicate surprise, anger or admiration: Nos han jodido con tantos impuestos (**) They've screwed us with so many taxes. ¡Ya la han jodido! (**) They've already screwed it up! It usually means to 'cock up' something or to be 'screwed up': Joder (also pronounced joer) (**) Literally it has the same meaning as the English F-word, but it's more often used with its figurative meanings. Un coñazo (*) A real pain (figuratively speaking).Įste tío es un verdadero coñazo (*) This guy is a real pain. ❽ónde coño están las llaves? (**) Where the hell are the keys? ¿Vienes de una vez, coño? (**) For heaven's sake, are you coming or not? ¡Coño, qué hambre tengo! (**) Blimey, I'm hungry! They're much more widely used metaphorically in a naughty rather than rude sense, nothing like their literal translation in English. Literally, and respectively, they are the female and male private parts. = Literally)Ĭoño, carajo These can express surprise, anger or simply be used to give emphasis. (* = familiar, ** = very familiar, *** = vulgar, R = plain rude, Lit. Get a print version of this page Coño, carajo These contain some examples of vulgar language.ĭownload mp3 (file size 1,9 MB) - right click and choose 'save target as'

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