Spanish slang I am reading a novel written in English that has lots of Mexican slang in it. (The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urea--an excellent by the way.) Most of the slang is four-letter words equivalents or insults. But there are two things I haven't been able to identify. One is "carnal" which the male characters are using to address each other. Does this just been "buddy" or "pal." The other is chad. As in "you are such a chud." The only reference to chud I've found on the web is that it is short for Cannablistic, Humanoid Underground Dweller and a reference to a 1984 movie called C.H.U.D. This seems like an unlikely usage but the expression is being used by one of the younger characters. Any thoughts, anyone?