Guanabee Glossary: Mae

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.

mae

[mai] noun

A typically Costa Rican slang term used to describe a friend, or a dude.

Pura Vida, mae! Es bueno ser tico.

Here’s to the good life, man. It’s good to be Costa Rican.