The translation of lunfardo is slang, but it is so, so much more. It's part of what makes Argentine spanish so appealing, and so confusing. I've heard it comes from tango...Wikipedia says it comes from outlaws*...
Wherever it comes from, I love it. And for the most part, my Argentine friends enjoy explaining to me what their colorful turns of phrase mean. But every so often I like to surprise them with some lunfardo of my own, and so I turn to this website:
http://argentineslang.wordpress.com/
Graciela al autor, quien seguramente es un groso!
*Michael Scott from The Office has a valid and, in my opinion, hilarious point re: Wikipedia. Tal cual, Michael Scott:
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