pajón

Uncombed tangled hair.
The person who has a "pajón" is called "pajonú". Also see "greñú".

palomo

A boy or teenager who lives in the streets, without a family to protect him.

paniquiarse

To suddenly get scared for something. To die.

pantalleo

To walk around or do things to call attention to oneself. To show off. To do things or walk around to be noticed. Also: "Hacer ‘bulto'", "figureo".

paño

Pruriginosa discoloration of the skin produced by a fungus.

"papaupa de la matica"

The one who knows the most about something, The "jefe" (boss) of the neighborhood. Also see "matatán".

paquitos

Book of cartoons, comics.

paracaida

A party crasher. Person that enters a party unvited.

"pararse en dos patas"

To face a situation with a firm position, with confidence. To not give in or consent.

pariguayo

A person who makes a fool of him/herself because he/she is not well informed. Idiot.

partirse

To make exaggerated use of feminine tones, moves and gestures.

pavita

(hechar una...). To take a nap.

pechú

A person who takes risks and faces something difficult or stronger than him/herself. It is also use to refer to a shameless person.

pecozá

A blow with the hand given on the neck or the head.

pegada

"to have a …" (tener o darse una...). To have a heated discussion with another person.

pelelengua

"to give a …" (dar una...). To recriminate a person. To attack the dignity of a person by calling out and addressing him/her with a long list of "boches" (insults, slurs) one after the other.

periodiquero

Person who sells "periódicos" (newspapers).

"peso a moriqueta"

A mocking bet among friends.

petacazo

A shot of rum.

picoteo

An occasional small job.

pidilón

The person who asks for too much, and too often.

"pin-pun"

Exactly the same.

plagoso

An annoying clingy person who is constantly after someone or following another person to obtain something. The word is also conjugated as a verb: "plagosiar".

plepla

"to talk …" (hablar...). To talk nonsense. To talk a lot without substance.

"por pipá"

In large amounts.

privar

To think highly of oneself. The one who "priva" is called "privón"

propincuo

To be at risk. In the Spanish language of the time of the discovery and the conquest, the term was written "propinco" with the connotation of "next".

puñal

A bad smell. Also use to refer to something (like a compromising secret) that one has kept only to expose in a moment of need (to use as blackmail or to hurt someone).