Saturday, August 1, 2009

Te cayó la voladora

This expression is full of imagery. Te cayó la voladora literally means "the flying one fell upon you." It is a sophisticated version of the more direct expression te cayó la verga, which literally means "the penis fell upon you." Both expressions are used to convey terrible news for the subject upon which the penis is said to fall.

Automovilista: Oficial, la verdad es que no sé qué están haciendo estos dos kilos de marihuana en mi auto.
Oficial: Con todo respeto jefe, ya le cayó la voladora.

Driver: Officer, honestly I have no idea what those two kilos of marijuana are doing in my car.
Officer: With all due repect, sir, your so screwed.



4 comments:

  1. This blog is very nice!!! actually i was looking information about how to buy viagra by internet, because my boyfriend are needing this medicine. But i am really happy because i really love reading. This blog is wonderful.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Good work! It hink this one started with 'violadora', (rapist).
    This expression is popular among young people (less than 30 yo), took me some time to figure it out.

    ReplyDelete
  3. I think it comes from Chilean mithology. Voladora is a woman that helps warlocks and can adopt the shape of a bird and fly. La voladora = The flying one. She usually carries messages for warlocks and is always the bringer of bad news.

    ReplyDelete