Cabo Bob's MEXICAN SLANG 101© is the ultimate guide to Spanish slang as spoken in Mexico. This slim, but potent, book allows you to:

Be Cool!
Fake Multiculturism!
Make Friends!
Impress Dates!
Get Your Ass Arrested!
Be the Hippest Gringo at your Beach or Bar!
And, of course, mucho, mucho mas.

Not to mention the social learning aspects, natch. Or that the inimitable MEXICAN SLANG 101© is a perfect souvenir and a way hip gift. Chock full o' words and phrases invaluable to the student, tourist, vagabond, poseur or undesirable alien.

Whatever situation you find yourself in, knowing this lingo will make you feel like part of the crowd. When you find yourself in a restaurant, museum, police station, poker joint www.partypoker.com, cruise ship or nightclub, you will see that your Mexican lingo serves you well. You will make friends easily with your new vocabulary.

Even if you mangle the pronunciation at first, with a little practice you will get there! You will be as expressive and communicative as a Mexican telenovella star before you know it. Get into the swing of things and order your MEXICAN SLANG 101 © today!

REVIEW

I've learned the proverbial "hard way" that the inappropriate or ill-timed use of slang can deflate your self-confidence faster than a "whoopee" cushion. The writing here is skillful and entertaining and the author's translations are "right on". This book isn't a lightweight gimmick but a useful, insightful guide to a difficult subject.  Mexican Slang is absolutely padrisimo!
Carl Franz "People's Guide To Mexico"
 
He translates from English to Spanish and Spanish to English. If you would like to have the benefit of his experience without having to consort with the lower elements of society, you really should buy this book! 
"Mexico Mike" Nelson
 
Even though it's specialized in Mexican slang, this little book (2''x 3'') also teaches some universal Spanish slang and lists many ways to say one thing. If you want to find out how the Latinos really think and talk, this book's for you! The price is a true bargain, too!
GeoReviewsally think and talk, this book's for you! The price is a true bargain, too!
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EXCERPT

The following definitions from MEXICAN SLANG 101 © are selected and presented together as a sort of sociological commentary (or head scratching). Why does "father" mean "cool" and "mother" mean the opposite? Why would a Mexican woman call her son "daddy" and her husband "my son"? And the answer is: WHO KNOWS? It's worthy of conjecture, but mostly it's just Mexican Slang.
 
PADRE (PAH dray)
This is the closest equivalent to "cool" as in, "He's a really cool singer" (Es cantante muy padre.) Can also be used impersonally, like "Far out!," (¡Ay, que padre! ) The ultimate cool is Padrisimo (Pah DREES ee mo).
 
MADRE (MAH dray)
This is a very complex word in Mexico and produces a major amount of rich slang. Without getting into the sociology of it; although the concept of Motherhood is held sacred in Mexico, madre means worthless, failed, a mess. Una madre is something unimportant, a put-down; a desmadre is a total snafu. A madrazo is a heavy blow or jolt, a madreador or madrino is a bar bouncer, hit man, or goon. Partir la madre is to smash, destroy, or bust something. Tu madre is the equivalent of "yo mama". (And the instant reply is, la tuya, essentially, "No, YOUR mama.")
 
Exceptions to all this maternal negativity are a todo madre, which means done right, superlative, done up brown, the whole nine yards; and no tiene madre--if something "has no mother" it is absolutely the coolest. However, and to illustrate the importance of context in such elemental slang, El no tiene madre can also mean having no shame, so to say someone has poca madre (not much mother) means they're a jerk. Poca abuela (not much grandmother) avoids the crude use of the word madre).
 
Me vale madre, is a classic of Mexican badassery, frequently seen on caps, shirts, and biker jackets. It literally means "It makes mother to me." but is a direct equivalent to English expressions such as "I don't give a damn." or "Who gives a rat's ass?" A MUST phrase for slangstas. Some neat words in that particular constellation include, valemadrista (somebody who doesn't give a shit), valemadrismo (a generally apathetic or "who cares" attitude) and the concept that a person has an actitud muy vale.
 
Madre used like this is not considered polite, so there are euphemisms like a todo M (ah toe doe AIM ay) or a la M like we would say, "the M word".