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In this episode: we’re going to help you expand your Urban slang vocabulary and practise more mispronounced words
More mispronounced words can be found here: inglespodcast.com/94
dubbed – doblado
nurse – enfermera
surgeon – cirujano
judge – juez, juzgar
patient – paciente
lively – animado/a, alegre
sociable – sociable
beard – barba
moustache – bigote
chemist – farmacia, farmacéutico/a , chemistry – química
butcher – carnicero/a
weird – raro/a, extraño/a (That’s weird! – ¡Qué raro!) ‘He’s a wierdo’
mechanic – mecánico
cough – tos, toser
headache – dolor de cabeza
drought – sequía (flood – inundación )
hitch hiking – autostop, a dedo
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Urban slang
chillax – calm down and relax (chill + relax)
Selfie – a picture one takes of herself or himself, usually with a camera phone, and often with the purpose of uploading it to social media sites
to freak out – to be in a heightened emotional state, such as that of fear, anger, or excitement
A crapella — singing (badly) while listening to music through headphones
Amazeballs — something that is amazing or unbelievable
Askhole — an individual who asks ridiculous, obnoxious or irrelevant questions (this is often chronic behavior)
Awesome sauce — something that is more awesome than awesome (awesome topped with awesome sauce)
Beer me — please, get me a beer (can also be used figuratively to ask for anything to be passed or retrieved for the speaker)
Cougar — an older woman who prefers the romantic company of much-younger men (a sugar daddy – a rich older man who gives gifts to a young woman in return for her company or sexual favours.)
Ego surfing — using a search engine to look for references about yourself
F-bomb — using the word f*** in an inappropriate setting
Fanboy/fangirl — refers to a devotee of a particular product/company/person (i.e., Apple fanboi,
Foodie — someone who enjoys food for pleasure; gastronome
Frankenfood — genetically modified or otherwise processed food that isn’t found in nature
Fro-yo — frozen yogurt
Man cave — a room or other space set aside for a man where he can decorate and behave (with or without his friends) as he sees fit
Ninja sex — silent sexual intercourse in order to avoid awaking a sleeping roommate
Snail mail — the use of the regular postal service rather than email
Sniff test — an olfactory exam of a previously worn (dirty) item of clothing to determine whether it’s acceptable to wear again
Sweet — an intensive that expresses satisfaction or indicates awesomeness (usually with a prolonged vowel sound)
YOLO — (you only live once) an initialism used to express a carpe diem (seize the day) sentiment in relation to a silly, stupid or irresponsible act (e.g., I’m wearing two different colored socks because YOLO)
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On next week’s episode: Things to do in London – Top places to visit, where to stay, how to get about the city, where to eat etc
The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called ‘See You Later’