Alburear

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C1 (¡Eres un chingón!)Used EVERYWHERE 🇲🇽Offensive (light) ⚠️

Meanings / Uses:

👉 to hit someone with an albur / to make a sexual double-meaning joke

If an albur, is the dirty double-meaning wordplay, alburear is the verb.

Yep, there’s a verb form too!

Basically, someone says something all innocent sounding… but with a hidden sexual meaning designed to catch you out.

And if you don’t spot the double meaning quickly enough, congratulations: te alburearon.

Examples:

No me alburees, wey.

Don’t hit me with albures, dude.

Me estás albureando, ¿verdad?

You’re hitting me with an albur, aren’t you?

Siempre alburea a todos.

He’s always hitting everyone with albures.

🔁 Similar words:

alburalburerodoble sentidopicardía

⚠️ Tone

✅ Literally couldn’t get more Mexican.

✅ Common in jokes, banter, comedy, and casual conversations.

💀 Not for formal situations (or with your tío from Valencia).

💀 Be VERY careful who you try to albur!!

Useful Chunks:

no me alburees — don’t hit me with albures
Me estás albureando, ¿verdad? — You’re hitting me with an albur, aren’t you?
te alburearon — they got you with an albur
me alburearon — they got me with an albur

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