#colloquial

• Sweating — A state characterized by the appearance of perspiration on the body surface; mild or moderate sweating caused by heat, fever, exertion, or emotions; breathlessness. The term is often used in current or familiar speech to denote the transient physical discomfort caused by sweating.
• Hitting on someone — A slang or colloquial term in contemporary Romanian used to describe the act of insistently approaching, hitting on, or ostentatiously courting a person in a romantic or sexual manner. In certain urban social contexts, the word can also take on the extended meaning of small talk, complimentary chatter, verbal testing, or an attempt to win someone's favor through repeated flattery.
• To hit on someone — To insistently approach a person for the purpose of hitting on them, flirting, or picking them up; to attempt to win someone's favor through direct lines or repeated flattery. Broadly, in urban jargon, the term can also describe chatting idly, stalling in a trivial conversation, or trying to convince someone of something using persistent arguments or verbal manipulation.
• Act of hitting on someone — The act of 'atârdisi' and its result; the slang process or attempt to approach, court, or pick up a person for romantic or complimentary purposes. It represents the noun form of the verb 'a atârdisi' and is used in urban environments or informal youth talk to denote an episode of flirting, verbal testing, or ostentatious courting.
• Hit on — Approached, courted, or hit on persistently through direct lines or romantic flattery; having been the object of a pickup attempt. Broadly or passively, the term describes a person (or situation) verbally manipulated, excessively flattered, or caught in a long, tiring conversation by someone aiming to win their favor or attention.
• Smooth-talker — A person (especially male) who insistently approaches, ostentatiously flirts, or hits on another individual using flattery techniques or direct pickup lines; a street charmer or opportunistic seducer. As an adjective, it describes a behavior, communication style, tone, or gaze specific to someone seeking at all costs to win someone's favor.
• Dangling piece — An object, piece of material, or residual element that hangs somewhere in an irregular, careless, or unsightly manner; a partial detachment or growth from an assembly (a rag from a coat, a broken branch, a loose cable). In certain regional or slang contexts, the term can describe an useless addition, a burden, or a dependent person clinging to others.
• So much — An intensive or popular-colloquial variant of the word 'atât'; it denotes a large quantity, measure, or high degree of a phenomenon. As a pronominal adjective, it is placed before a noun (e.g., atâta vorbărie, atâta zgomot); as a pronoun, it replaces a large mass of elements, and as an adverb, it expresses wonder, exasperation, or the simple amplification of an action unfolding over time.
• Just this much — A diminutival, intensive, and familiar form of the word 'atâta' (or 'atât'); it denotes a small or determined quantity evaluated with a feeling of sympathy, wonder, or minimalism. In colloquial language and certain regional dialects, it is often used accompanied by a hand gesture (showing size) to emphasize that an object or phenomenon is very small, reduced in proportion, or limited in importance.
• Just this much — A diminutival, familiar, and regional phonetic variant of the word 'atâta' (or 'atâtica'), used to express a determined, relatively small quantity or one evaluated through a nuance of emotional subjectivity. It is frequently found in the dialects of certain historical provinces or in informal daily speech, serving as an expressive way to limit the proportions of an object or the intensity of a state.
• Gosh — An exclamatory word used in everyday speech to express a sudden state of fear, astonishment, panic, physical pain, bewilderment, or lamentation in the face of trouble, major surprise, or a mistake. It functions as a powerful discourse marker of intense emotional states.
• Hearsay — A rumor, unverified information, or piece of news spread by word of mouth, which someone finds out through hearsay, without possessing tangible, verifiable evidence or a direct official confirmation from the source.
• Lawyer's wife — A term used in colloquial language or past historical periods to designate the wife of a lawyer; also used sometimes in a popular or ironic manner to refer to a female lawyer or a woman who insistently intervenes in discussions to defend someone, showcasing excessive eloquence.
• Young lawyer — Diminutive of the noun 'avocat', utilized in colloquial language, often with a slightly ironic, benevolent, or pejorative nuance, to designate a young lawyer at the beginning of their career, or a person (especially a child or a novice) who attempts to bring insistent justifications, logical comebacks, or to defend someone in a naive or talkative manner.
• Vehement female defender — An augmentative, popular, or colloquial feminine form of the noun 'avocată', often utilized with a pejorative, ironic, or playful nuance to designate an authoritative, large, or unusually talkative and vehement female lawyer in an argument.
• Father (slang) — A slang and familiar term used in colloquial speech, especially by youth, to designate one's father or parents (frequently used in the plural form, 'babacii'). The word carries a slightly ironic yet affectionate connotation. In certain secondary regional or archaic contexts, the term historically referred to a respected old man, a head of a family, or an elder, having etymological roots linked to Oriental or Slavic terms signifying parental figures or old men.
• Mother (slang) — A feminine slang and familiar term derived from the masculine 'babac', used in youth colloquial speech to designate one's mother. Although it is a jargon term with slightly ironic or playful undertones, it implicitly expresses an affectionate relationship of family proximity. Historically or within certain secondary regional dialects, the word could also refer to an elderly woman or a grandmother, maintaining its etymological connection to Balkan roots centered on kinship.
• Big fellow (slang) — A slang and familiar term used to designate a man of imposing stature, bulky, robust, or even corpulent, often past his prime, but who retains a dominant authority or physical presence. Although originating from roots that suggest a respected elder or a family patriarch, in modern jargon it is sometimes used with a slightly ironic, pejorative, or condescending nuance, referencing a rigid, slow-moving individual or someone with an old-fashioned authoritarian behavior.
• Old hag (slang) — A feminine slang and familiar form derived from the term 'babalâc', used in daily urban language to designate an elderly woman. The word carries a depreciative, ironic, or satirical connotation, highlighting traits such as nagging, neighborhood gossip, or mental rigidity, serving as the functional feminine equivalent of terms within the same urban jargon sphere.
• Simpleton — A popular regional term with depreciative nuances used to describe a clumsy, foolish, lazy man, or one lacking energy and slow in movement and thought. In certain folkloric contexts or rural superstitions, the word designates a bogeyman used to scare children, a fictional night spirit, or a grotesque mask used in winter carnival plays, suggesting a bizarre, lanky, or comical appearance meant to provoke laughter or mild fear.