This is a list of phrases, words, and slang used in Puerto Rico.

When visiting a foreign region, it is useful to know some of the regional slang. Learning some foreign slangs from another country or area could be convenient because if a person accidentally insults someone from the area visited, problems can arise. On the other hand, there are many phrases used in different languages that could be funny in one place and mean nothing in another country that speaks the same language.

This can be specially said of Spanish language phrases across Latin America: In Puerto Rico, for example, the word Chocha means a private female part, while in Mexico that same word represents a bird. In Argentina, a Chocha, when speaking of it in Puerto Rican terms, is actually called a Concha, word which in Puerto Rico signifies Sea shell. This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Sexual slang is any slang term which makes reference to sex, the sexual organs, or matters closely related to them. ... The hard, rigid outer calcium carbonate covering of certain animals is called a shell. ...

Here is a list of commonly used slangs in Puerto Rico, their purposes and a loose translation into the English language: The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

 Right true ( Affirming something is true or for real) 

• Ahi va, a las millas del chaflan! (criticism, there he (she) goes, speeding that car with miles from hell!)
• joder,chichar (about having sexual intercourse)
• Colgue and its many adjectives, such as colgar, colgaste and others, as in me colge (I got hung over in school, colgue or colgar, when told to a student who is failing in school, is a criticism)
• Como alma que lleva "er" diablo! (comical, he (she) took off running as if his (her) soul was possessed by the devil)
• Dar un tumbe (we are gonna kill or steal, criminal, usually used by mafiosos)
• Dejo las tennis en el piso! (comical, he (she) ran so fast that he (she) left his (her) tennis shoes right there!)
• En el carro de Don Fernando!(un ratito a pie y otro andando) -this rhymes in Spanish- (comical, (we are going) on Mr Fernandos car, when there is no working car at reach)
• Ese salio por lana y llego trasquilao (comical, meaning that a person went for something, using lana-money as an example, and came back worse than when the person left)
• Estas buena(o)! (sexist, you're fine!)
• Esta(s) brutal!! ( you're brutal!, could be either a compliment or insult, depending on the situation)
• Esta(s) Cabron! (same as estas brutal! only that, when used to a person, its usually a criticism. When used for a subject, it is usually meant as a compliment)
• Estas tenso, papa! (comical, invented by Sunshine Logrono, a satirical phrase towards homosexuality, Your muscles are tense, daddy!!)
• Las cosas se pusieron a chavito prieto (comical, to describe a serious economical situation, Things turned for a penny each)
• Los huevos se pusieron duros (same as Las cosas se pusieron a chavito prieto, the eggs turned hard)
• Mi amigo el pintor! (comical, my buddy the painter, used frequently to make fun of men whose wives commit adultery)
• Miercoles! (Wednesday, a less offending phrase than Mierda, which sounds like Miercoles but means excrement)
• No lo encuentran ni en los centros espiritistas (comical, it can't even be found in a spiritualist center, when things get lost)
• Perro que huele carne.... (comical, Dog that smells meat... describes a situation where a person might suspect something he or she wants is within reach)
• Se formo un corre y corre! (comical, A race was formed for everyone to get out of there!, exact meaning as Se formo un sal pa' fuera!)
• Se formo un sal pa fuera! (comical, A get-out-of-here-situation formed! to describe a violent situation in which many ran from the scene in a lighter way, also used to describe a street fight or other violent situations)
• Se lucio el chayote! (criticism, the coyote is showing off! to speeding drivers, honking drivers or drivers that screech their wheels before parking their car)
• Sientate an esperar! (Sit down and wait!, used when a person promises someone something while lying)
• Tanto nadar para ahogarse en la orilla! (lament, so much swimming, only to drown at the coastline, usually used for someone who has come very close to complete something but failed)
• Te cagaste del miedo! (comical, you shit your pants from being scared!)
• Tu eres bien fiebru(a)! (usually a compliment, you're really into that!, to admire someone's passion for something)
• Tu si que eres presentao!, so presentao! and tu eres bien presentao! (criticism, when someone thinks the other person is getting into what is not your business)
• Va pa chirola! (someone is going to jail)
• Vete pa'l Caribe Hilton! (less insulting version of Vete pa'l carajo!)
• Vete pa'l carajo! (insult, sometimes accompanied by a so cabron(a) right after it. It means go to hell!)
• Volando Bajito! (criticism, flying low, usually to describe road speeders)
• Y se le(s) esta haciendo tarde! (sports phrase, And it's becoming too late already!, when an individual or team is far behind on scoring as the event nears its conclusion)
• Como el Rosario de la Aurora (it is used when a party ends up with a fight)
• Se armo la de sanquintin (It formed la de sanquintin) similar to "El Rosario de la Aurora"
• chota tattletale (known in Mexico as soplon
• comemierda (shit eater) it is used when some person thinks that he/she is the greatest person on Earth (known in American English as "snob")

• mamabicho cocksucker the same as chupaverga in Mexico

Some phrases from other countries (especially those used in El Chapulín Colorado and El Chavo del Ocho Mexican shows) have made their way into Puerto Rican slang. Among the most popular ones are Chapulíns No contaban con mi astucia (they didn't count on my smarts), Siganme los buenos! (Follow me, the good ones!) and Chavos Fue sin querer queriendo! (I purposely did it, but not on purpose!). It has been suggested that Sexual penetration be merged into this article or section. ... The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity, who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. ... Look up kill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The contents of the History_of_the_Mafia article were merged into this article and now redirects here. ... Emmanuel Logroño (born November 1, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York), better known as Sunshine Logroño is a famous Puerto Rican actor, radio announcer, television show host, singer, comedy writer, entrepreneur and comedian. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Shit is a vernacular word in Modern English denoting feces, the byproduct of digestion. ... Earth, also known as Terra, and Tellus mostly in the 19th century, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ... The word cocksucker, one of the seven dirty words, is a form of vulgar slang, and is considered by some, along with motherfucker, to be one of the strongest insults in the English language. ... Chespirito as El Chapulín Colorado El Chapulín Colorado was a television series parody of super hero shows that was created by Chespirito. ... El Chavo del Ocho was a famous Mexican television sitcom that also became a popular hit in Latin America (including Brazil), Spain and other countries. ...