la pucha digo!!

Does anyone know what " la pucha digo!!" means? I had an angry Argentine throw that one at me. Thanks!

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Originally Posted by amayo

Does anyone know what " la pucha digo!!" means? I had an angry Argentine throw that one at me. Thanks!

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That's the first time I hear that one, Amayo. Can't help you there.

I guess my friend must have just invented this expression in that case... crazy Pedro!

Amayo, have you ever heard this expression:

ANDAR CON LOS CABLES PELADOS: Con el carácter muy irascible, de mal genio y muy susceptible ante cualquier palabra o acción ajena.

Mi abuela solía decir: "hoy tenes una luna", quizás tenga que ver con la astrología, honestamente no lo sé.

Ah tengo un amigo de La Pampa que suele decir "La luna que tengo" o "Me aluné" en referencia a que anda enojado con algo.

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Originally Posted by chris.r

Amayo, have you ever heard this expression:

ANDAR CON LOS CABLES PELADOS: Con el carácter muy irascible, de mal genio y muy susceptible ante cualquier palabra o acción ajena.

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haha no I have not! What does this expression mean?

"la pucha" adds an emphasis to the phrase.
La pucha que vale la pena estar vivo!

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Originally Posted by amayo

Does anyone know what " la pucha digo!!" means? I had an angry Argentine throw that one at me. Thanks!

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I have never heard this phrase. However, I imagine that if someone said it I would understand it as "I can't believe it" meaning that on top of all the other things that happened to me today or this week , this month, etc, *this* is also happening.

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Originally Posted by amayo

Does anyone know what " la pucha digo!!" means? I had an angry Argentine throw that one at me. Thanks!

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"La pucha" is a (somewhat) elegant way to hint at a very old profession. It's a bit like saying "Qué míercoles te pasa?"... Not sure if that's clear :P

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Originally Posted by martin_g

"La pucha" is a (somewhat) elegant way to hint at a very old profession. It's a bit like saying "Qué míercoles te pasa?"... Not sure if that's clear :P

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I´m not sure I get it. What do you mean a very old profession? The other expression if I understand correctly is like say "what in the heck happened?" The offensive word is changed out for a non-offensive word that sounds similar. Is that the case with "la pucha"?

yes, that's right, amayo. "a very old profession" is a euphemism for prostitution. maybe that's clearer?

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Originally Posted by martin_g

yes, that's right, amayo. "a very old profession" is a euphemism for prostitution. maybe that's clearer?

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haha... ok now I get it. Don´t I feel naive!!

la pucha, tampoco se me ponga así ;)

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Originally Posted by amayo

haha no I have not! What does this expression mean?

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Amayo, something like....I'm not having a good day, in a very bad mood, you might be better off staying away from me today.

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Originally Posted by amayo

Does anyone know what " la pucha digo!!" means? I had an angry Argentine throw that one at me. Thanks!

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It´s a naive and polite way to avoid saying "La puta". Like "Darn!".

Litterally would be "La pucha (darn) I say! (digo)".