List of Puerto Rican Slang Words and Phrases - Y

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• ¿Y qué? - Literally, "And what!?" Equates to "So what?" or, depending on the context, "So what's up?"
• ¡Y se le(s) está haciendo tarde! - Literally "And it's becoming too late already!" equates to "Time is running out!" It's a sports phrase used when an individual or team is far behind on scoring as the event nears its conclusion.
• Yerba mala nunca muere - Literally "(Bad) weeds never die", equates to the American sayings "only the good die young" or "bad blood never runs dry."
• Yo sé como bate el cobre - Translates as I know how to beat the copper and basically means I know what's going on here, and it's usually used whenever someone is being lied to or told a fib.