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Colombian Party Slang: Your Guide to a Night Out in Bogotá
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Meaning
Something incredible, top-tier, the absolute best. In Colombia, "chimba" is one of the highest compliments you can give. It conveys pure, unfiltered enthusiasm: when something is chimba, it is not just good, it is the kind of good that stops you in your tracks. Depending on tone, it can also flip into an insult.
Examples
“¡Qué chimba de concierto! Nunca había visto algo así.”
“What an incredible concert! I have never seen anything like it.”
“Ese carro es una chimba, no hay más que decir.”
“That car is absolutely amazing, there is nothing more to say.”
/Sounds like "CHEEM" (as in "cheek") + "bah" (as in "bar")/
Meaning
Something awesome, incredible, the absolute best in Colombia. It's the maximum Colombian expression of approval and enthusiasm for something so extraordinary there's no other word that does it justice.
Examples
“That party was una chimba, we didn't stop dancing.”
“What a chimba of a song, play it again.”
“The goal he scored was una chimba.”
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/Sounds like "CHEEM" (as in "cheek") + "bah" (as in "bar")/
Meaning
Something incredible, top-tier, the absolute best. In Colombia, "chimba" is one of the highest compliments you can give. It conveys pure, unfiltered enthusiasm: when something is chimba, it is not just good, it is the kind of good that stops you in your tracks. Depending on tone, it can also flip into an insult.
Examples
“¡Qué chimba de concierto! Nunca había visto algo así.”
“What an incredible concert! I have never seen anything like it.”
“Ese carro es una chimba, no hay más que decir.”
“That car is absolutely amazing, there is nothing more to say.”
/Sounds like "CHEEM" (as in "cheek") + "bah" (as in "bar")/
Meaning
Something awesome, incredible, the absolute best in Colombia. It's the maximum Colombian expression of approval and enthusiasm for something so extraordinary there's no other word that does it justice.
Examples
“That party was una chimba, we didn't stop dancing.”
“What a chimba of a song, play it again.”
“The goal he scored was una chimba.”
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Ser la oveja negra
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To be the different or problematic member of a group, usually a family, the one who doesn't fit the expected mold. In the Río de la Plata region, the black sheep isn't always wrong, just different from what everyone else wanted them to be.