correr
🇲🇽 Spanish slang from Mexico
What does “correr” mean?
to fire (someone from a job)
Example
“Me corrieron de la chamba.”
I got fired from my job.
Good to know
In Mexico "correr" (to run) also means to fire or kick out.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: despedir
More from Mexico
- chambajob, work
- chambearto work
- godínoffice worker, nine-to-fiver
- horas nalgahours spent at work just to be seen
- la quincenapayday (paid every two weeks)
- talachagrunt work, the boring hard part
- changarroa small shop, a little business
- echar la huevato laze around, to slack off
Songs from Mexico
- La Bamba · Ritchie ValensLevel A2
- Bidi Bidi Bom Bom · SelenaLevel A2
- Como La Flor · SelenaLevel A2
- Querida · Juan GabrielLevel A2
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