Guanabee Glossary: Chupa

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.

chupa

[choo-pah] noun, verb

The verb “chupar” means “to suck” and all the wonderful things that implies. However, in Colombia, the word can also be used to describe a police officer in a fairly derogatory fashion.

Ese chupa me puede chupar.

That officer can suck it.