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/Sounds like "CHAH" (as in "chat") + "fah" (as in "far")/

Meaning

Low quality, bootleg, something that doesn't work or breaks on the first use in Mexico. It's the standard Mexican adjective for everything that's cheap and bad: chafa Chinese products, chafa clothes, chafa ideas.

Examples

That charger is so chafa, it broke within a week.

Don't buy chafa stuff, you end up spending more.

The movie was chafa, I don't recommend it.

Word family

A charming rogue in Spain: someone with wit and cunning who always has a trick up their sleeve but never loses their likability. The tunante is not truly bad, just very skilled at getting their way, and you cannot help but admire them a little for it.