Argentine Idioms.

[nlaruccia]

un cagador: una garca

 

[nikad]

Gato ( female prostitute if used to name a woman )

Gato ( if used to name a male is a winner, guy who gets all the women ) as in No te hagas el gato ( don't pretend to be a winner )

 

[nikad]

Hacerse el langa / Hacerse el banana ( pretend to be cool when you clearly are not )

Ir de trampa ( go out to cheat on your partner )

Hacerse el poronga ( pretend to be tough )

Mas rapido que escupida de musico ( really fast )

 

[nlaruccia]

Gato ( female prostitute if used to name a woman )

Gato ( if used to name a male is a winner, guy who gets all the women ) as in No te hagas el gato ( don't pretend to be a winner )

The prostitutes call they're sugar daddys gato.

 

[nikad]

The prostitutes call they're sugar daddys gato.

lol talk about reciprocity

 

[nlaruccia]

Where did the term merca originate?

 

[nikad]

Where did the term merca originate?

it most likely is short for " mercaderia " not naming the substance, the " merchandise "

 

[Matt84]

nikad is obviously right about merchandise. nuevo o joya nunca taxi? what? many idioms here i never heard before but that one doesn't even make grammatical sense? joya nunca taxi? WTF?

 

[Matt84]

Another phrase I like is "pipi cucu"

they also say cosu (cos'i) as in pituco, same as in french

 

[Brunette36]

Seems that Brunette36 has the idea fifa (to be obsessed with sex)

Of course! I am an Argie born and bred!