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Afán
/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "FAHN" (as in "far")/
Meaning
Rush or urgency to do something quickly. In Colombia this is the standard word for being in a hurry, and saying "yo afán no tengo" is the perfect phrase to slow someone down when they are pressuring you to move faster.
Examples
“Bro, I am in no rush, relax.”
“Why the big hurry? There's still two hours before it even starts.”
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Afán
/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "FAHN" (as in "far")/
Meaning
Rush or urgency to do something quickly. In Colombia this is the standard word for being in a hurry, and saying "yo afán no tengo" is the perfect phrase to slow someone down when they are pressuring you to move faster.
Examples
“Bro, I am in no rush, relax.”
“Why the big hurry? There's still two hours before it even starts.”
Regional synonyms
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Encojonado
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Extremely furious, angry at the absolute maximum level. In Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, encojonado describes the point of no return in anger: the person is no longer holding anything back and anything could happen next.