What does «bancame» mean in Argentine slang Spanish words?
Bancame is the slang for esperame, which means “wait for me”.
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How frequently is this word used?
This is one of the most frequent slang words in Spanish. Argentinians use this word on almost a daily basis.
Examples of this word in use:
- “¡Bancame un toque, Miguel! Ya casi estoy lista”.
- “¿Querés el número? Bancame un segundo que lo busco”.
- “¡Ya casi termino de ducharme! ¡Bancame un toque!”
- “¿Ya estás abajo? ¡Bancame que me termino de maquillar!”.
- “Bancame que no encuentro la llave. No sé dónde está.”
- “Che, bancame que no encuentro mi cartera. ¿La viste?”
- “¿En 5 minutos empieza? Bancame que compro los pochoclos.”
- “¿Necesitás los apuntes? Bancame que les hago una fotocopia antes”.
- “¿Te vas caminando? Bancame un toque y te llevo con el auto”.
Interesting facts about this slang Spanish word:
Bancame is usually followed by the phrase “un toque”, which means “hold on a second” or “wait a minute”. Another example is: ¿Me bancás un toque que saco la basura?
Bancame comes from the verb ‘bancarse’ which is also used with two other meanings that I will explain in another video.
Source: Diccionario Argentino
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