List of Puerto Rican Slang Words and Phrases - S

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• Sal pa'fuera - Literally "Get out" or "Go outside". A ruckus or melee that continues outside causing the entire room to be vacated. Typically a fight that either continues outside or causes folks to run out of a place in fear. Generally heard as "Se formo un Sal pa'fuera" ("There was a huge commotion").
• Salió el tiro por la culata. - Standard Spanish idiom. Literally, "The shot backfired", it is used when a plan backfires.
• Salpafuera - A "revulú" (see) or a real mess. "¡Se formó un salpafuera! Describes a get-out-of-here situation or a violent situation in which many people ran from the scene. Similar to ¡Se formó un corre y corre!
• ¡Se formó un corre y corre! - Standard Spanish idiom meaning "a melee" or "running around confused."
• ¡Se lució el chayote! - A criticism used for someone who is showing off in some way. Chayote is a tasteless tropical fruit, that tastes only as good as its seasoning. "Lucirse" (by itself) means "to show off" as well.
• Si eres mudo revientas - Idiom meaning "If you were mute, you would explode". Used when someone is bursting to say something.
• Sinvergüenza" - Standard Spanish. Literally, shameless. Someone who is good for nothing, a bum.
• Dame un Sippi - "A small try or a sip"
• ¡So anormal! - Equates to "You're so damned stupid / weird!" as anormal is the Spanish word for "abnormal", though its connotation is mostly negative and insulting.