cortar el rollo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to cut the vibe”.

Verb

cortar el rollo (first-person singular present corto el rollo, first-person singular preterite corté el rollo, past participle cortado el rollo)

1. (idiomatic, colloquial, Spain) to poop the party

   No vengas a cortar el rollo

   Don't come and poop the party

   • 2019 July 7, Nando Cruz, “Perreando contra Blackstone”, in El Periódico‎^[1]:

     Es también un modo de evitar que la policía corte la música. Y no parece que el apaño corte el rollo a nadie.

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2. (idiomatic, colloquial, Spain) to spoil the mood, to ruin the mood, to kill the mood, to spoil the moment, to spoil the fun

   No vengas a cortar el rollo

   Don't come and spoil the mood

3. (idiomatic, colloquial, Spain) to cockblock

   Estaba con mi novia y mi amigo nos cortó el rollo.

   I was with my girlfriend and my friend cockblocked us.

4. (idiomatic, colloquial, Spain) to cut the cackle, to cut the crap

   ¡Corta el rollo!

   Cut the cackle!

Derived terms

• cortarrollos