En pedo
Drunk — a very informal Argentine expression for being intoxicated.
Related lesson: Argentine Spanish — A Survival Guide.
Hear it in context
Anoche terminamos todos en pedo.
Last night we all ended up drunk.
No manejes, estás en pedo.
Don't drive, you're drunk.
Se cayó porque estaba en pedo.
He fell over because he was drunk.
What It Actually Means
En pedo is very casual Argentine slang for “drunk” — the direct equivalent of English “wasted” or “hammered”, not a neutral or polite term. It’s extremely common among friends but carries a coarse edge.
A Near-Identical Phrase, Different Meaning
Argentine Spanish has a notorious near-twin: de pedo, which means “by pure luck” or “by a fluke” — completely unrelated to drinking. “Llegué de pedo” means “I made it just in time, by sheer luck”, not anything about alcohol. Mixing up en and de here changes the meaning entirely, so it’s worth double-checking which preposition you’re using.
Softer Alternatives
If en pedo feels too strong for the context, estar borracho/a is the neutral, universally understood way to say “drunk” across the Spanish-speaking world.
Common Pitfall
This is coarse, informal register — appropriate with close friends telling stories about a night out, entirely inappropriate in professional or polite company, where borracho/a or a more indirect phrase is the safer choice.