chafa
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chafa(
chah
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fah
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (bad) (Central America) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. crappy (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No manches, estuvo bien chafa el concierto.Jeez, that concert was so crappy.
2. (colloquial) (of poor quality) (Central America) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. cheap
La neta, se ven bien chafas esas botas rojas.On the real, those red boots look really cheap.
3. (colloquial) (not real) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
4. (colloquial) (uncool) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. lame (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
No, no puedes salir con tus amiguitos. - ¡Qué chafa, mamá!No, you can't go out with your little friends. - That's so lame, Mom!
b. crappy (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No te voy a ayudar con la mudanza. - Pues, qué chafa.I'm not going to help you move. - Well, that's crappy.
c. not cool
Ese taxi me agandalló el espacio que estaba esperando. - ¡Chafa!That taxi just stole the parking space I was waiting for. - Not cool!
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