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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "GAH" (as in "garden") + "rreh"/

Meaning

In Mexico, a casual romantic or physical encounter with no commitment or labels. An agarre is hooking up with someone once or a few times without it becoming a real relationship.

Examples

It was just a party agarre, we didn't even talk after.

They've been in an agarre for months but neither one wants anything serious.

Regional synonyms

Chicano slang for your closest partner, the one who has your back no matter what. Borrowed from the English "partner" and adapted into Chicano Spanish, "mi parna" is the ride-or-die friend who shows up when things get rough and never leaves you hanging. Less common than "carnal" but just as emotionally loaded, heard in Chicano caló and barrio conversations among very close friends.