Argentina
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Argentina
All expressions
A theft or robbery — the end result of someone having been ripped off or stolen from. In Buenos Aires lunfardo, afano is the noun from afanar (to steal); saying 'fue un afano' frames robbery with a street-level matter-of-factness.
Smuggled goods bundled up for transport — contraband. Also used in Argentina to call someone or something ugly, bulky, or unpleasant. Context determines whether it's a physical bundle of smuggled goods or an insult.
A snobby upper-class person with an air of superiority and contempt for those they consider beneath them. In Argentina, cajetilla is a pointed insult aimed at the privileged who flaunt their status and look down on regular people.
To view something with more emotion and beauty than it objectively has, or to transform ordinary everyday life into something cinematic and meaningful. A Gen Z self-care practice and creative mindset.
The TikTok For You Page — also called FYP. The algorithmic main feed that decides what you watch without you asking for it, based on your behavior and engagement patterns.