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In Colombia, unexpected luck or an unearned advantage that lands in your lap. When something is chanda, you got lucky, possibly more than you deserved. That happy coincidence that makes life feel a little unfair in the best possible way.
“Qué chanda conseguir ese trabajo sin ni siquiera buscarlo.”
“What luck getting that job without even looking for it.”
“Eso fue pura chanda, no hizo nada para ganar el premio.”
“That was pure luck, he did absolutely nothing to earn that prize.”
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In Colombia, unexpected luck or an unearned advantage that lands in your lap. When something is chanda, you got lucky, possibly more than you deserved. That happy coincidence that makes life feel a little unfair in the best possible way.
“Qué chanda conseguir ese trabajo sin ni siquiera buscarlo.”
“What luck getting that job without even looking for it.”
“Eso fue pura chanda, no hizo nada para ganar el premio.”
“That was pure luck, he did absolutely nothing to earn that prize.”
Mechonearse
To get into a fight by grabbing each other's hair. In Colombia, Chile, and Ecuador, mechonearse describes that classic brawl where hair goes flying and the whole thing inevitably ends up on social media. From "mechon," a lock of hair.