misio
🇵🇪 Spanish slang from Peru
What does “misio” mean?
broke
Example
“Estoy misio hasta la quincena.”
I'm broke until payday.
Good to know
'Quincena' = the mid-month paycheck.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: sin dinero
Heard in a conversation
The forgotten notebook
Nico Me olvidé el cuaderno en tu jato, lo necesito para chancar mañana 📚
I left my notebook at your place, I need it to cram tomorrow 📚
Renzo Jajaja, chancón. Ya, te lo llevo al toque, estoy misio pero el pasaje alcanza 😅
hahaha nerd. ok, I'll bring it right over, I'm broke but I've got enough for the bus 😅
Nico Eres un mostro, causa 🙌 Te invito un lonche.
you're a legend bro 🙌 snack's on me
🪫 How other countries say “broke”
- 🇵🇷 pelaoPuerto Rico
- 🇻🇪 estar pelandoVenezuela
- 🇪🇸 estar peladoSpain
- 🇨🇴 estar peladoColombia
- 🇲🇽 andar brujaMexico
More from Peru
- cachueloside job, gig
- hacer chanchato chip in, to pool money
- cachuelearto do odd jobs on the side
- por recibosas a freelancer (billing with receipts)
- sencillosmall change
- lucaone sol (Peru’s currency)
- estar agujato be broke
- cocosUS dollars
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