A Slang Dictionary

Uy - Spanish "oops!".  If you stumble or trip or drop something and say "oops" they will laugh at you; say "uy!" and they will laugh with you.

Jesús! - the polite response when someone sneezes. Multiple sneezes do not necessary elicit multiple cries to Jesus. Learned that the hard way.

Tin-foil wrapped bocadillos - the national Spanish mid-morning snack: a sandwich wrapped in tin foil and a juice box.

Sandwiches without condiments: Bread, two slices of meat, butter, done. Mustard, lettucetomatoonion? Hell, no. We're Spanish.

Vale: (BAH-lay): Spanish "okay".  As ubiquitous as olives. If you suddenly understand something, it is expected to say "ah, valevalevalevalevale" all together like that.

Guiri: (GEE-dee) Pasty white person.  Dang furriners.  It's iffy whether or not this is a pejorative.