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/Sounds like "bees" (as in "bee") + "neh" (as in "net") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
In Cuba, to hustle through informal business deals, figuring out a living with resourcefulness and creativity outside the official economy. The word comes from the English "business" adapted into Cuban Spanish. In Cuba, bisnear is essentially a survival strategy: people hustle with clothes, cigars, services, and whatever else turns a profit.
“That guy hustles with everything, from soap to car parts.”
“I went to work something out at the market, you have to find ways to get by out there.”
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/Sounds like "bees" (as in "bee") + "neh" (as in "net") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
In Cuba, to hustle through informal business deals, figuring out a living with resourcefulness and creativity outside the official economy. The word comes from the English "business" adapted into Cuban Spanish. In Cuba, bisnear is essentially a survival strategy: people hustle with clothes, cigars, services, and whatever else turns a profit.
“That guy hustles with everything, from soap to car parts.”
“I went to work something out at the market, you have to find ways to get by out there.”
Copar la parada
To take over a social situation and win everyone in the room over with natural charisma. In Argentina, whoever "copa la parada" walks in and commands the space without forcing it. They just have that energy and everyone gravitates toward them.