Learn the Spanish they don`t teach you in school. Textbook Spanish will get you through a hotel check-in. It will not get you through a night out in Mexico City, a conversation with your in-laws in Guadalajara, or a single episode of a Mexican TV show without subtitles. The Mexican Slang Dictionary is the field guide to how Mexicans actually talk. Compiled over years of living, working and travelling across Mexico, it collects the words, insults, endearments, double meanings and everyday absurdities that make Mexican Spanish one of the most inventive dialects on earth, each one defined clearly and illustrated with an example sentence showing how it`s really used. From chido to chingón, from the polite to the deeply unprintable, this is the vocabulary that separates the tourist from the initiated. Real usage, not theory, every entry comes with an example sentence drawn from how the word is actually spoken Clear register labels so you know exactly when a word is affectionate, when it`s rude, and when it will get you into trouble Written by a resident correspondent who has spent years reporting from every corner of the country Pocket-sized and practical: built to be carried. Whether you`re moving to Mexico, visiting for a fortnight, brushing up before a family visit, or you simply want to understand what everyone in the room found so funny, this is the book that closes the gap between the Spanish you learned and the Spanish you`ll hear.