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flaite(
flay
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teh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (pejorative) (slang) (disreputable) (Chile)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Chile
a. sketchy (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Este parque está bien flaite.This park is way sketchy.
c. dodgy (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
No puedo creer que vas a salir de carrete otra vez a ese bar flaite.I can't believe you're going to go party at that dodgy pub again.
d. ghetto (pejorative) (slang) (United States)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United States
Esta zona es super flaite, ¿cachai?This area is super ghetto, you know?
2. (pejorative) (slang) (tasteless or shabby) (Chile)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Chile
c. ghetto (pejorative) (slang) (United States)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United States
¡Esa fiesta estuvo bien flaite!That party was so ghetto!
d. naff (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
No puedo creer que te guste esta canción flaite.I can't believe you like this naff song.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (pejorative) (slang) (unsophisticated person) (Chile)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Chile
a. no direct translation (colloquial)
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Me niego a ir al mall otra vez. Está lleno de flaites.I refuse to go to the mall again. It's full of trashy people.
Lucas dice que no es ni cuico ni flaite; dice que es normal.Lucas says he's not a snob or a low-class person; he says he's normal.
b. chav (pejorative) (slang) (masculine) (United Kingdom)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Qué tal el flaite atiborrándose de papas fritas?What do you think of that chav stuffing his face with crisps?
c. chavette (pejorative) (slang) (feminine) (United Kingdom)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Esa mina es todo una flaite. - ¿Te tinca?That girl is such a chavette. - You think so?
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