Swear words in Colombia

Colombians use “gonorrea” as an insult, and also, confusingly, to mean “awesome.”

The 10 most-used swear words in Colombia, ranked from nuclear to Grandma-safe. Tap “Hear it” to hear each one, or tap a red bar to reveal a word.

1. 1
   malparido mal-pa-REE-doBadly born. Bastard.
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
2. 2
   hijueputa ee-hweh-POO-taSon of a whore, squeezed into one word.
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
3. 3
   gonorrea go-no-RREH-aGonorrhea. A vile person.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
4. 4
   careverga ka-reh-VEHR-gaDickface.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
5. 5
   pirobo pee-RO-boScumbag (Medellín slang).
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
7. 6
   carechimba ka-reh-CHEEM-baAnother kind of …face.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
8. 7
   güevón gweh-VONIdiot, or dude.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
9. 8
   chimba CHEEM-baVulgar slang. “¡Qué chimba!” = how awesome.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
10. 9
    sapo SAH-poToad. A snitch.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
11. 10
    lambón lam-BONSuck-up.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it