Guanabee Glossary: Avión

If you’ve ever asked a Mexican whether it’s cold enough for a chaqueta or asked a Cuban to pass a bollo at dinner, you’ll know that Latino slang terms can vary from country to country, region to region, generation to generation, a reality that often results in embarrassing situations. Guanabee Glossary is our attempt to teach you Latino slang and save you from looking like a weird-ass fool in mixed company. Enjoy it, cabrones.

avión

[ah-vee-ohn] noun

Although usually used simply to mean “airplane,” in Colombia, this word can be sued to describe a clever person. For Mexicans, “dar un avión” is an expression used when someone is agreeing with what you say without fully listening to what you’re saying. 

No me des un avión, avionsito.

Don’t humor me, you little clever me.