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/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "REE" (as in "reed") + "pah" (as in "park")/
A stroke of pure dumb luck: something that went right by accident, without any skill or planning. When something happens "de chiripa," everyone knows it and nobody expects it to happen again.
“They won the game by a total fluke, the goal was a random deflection going nowhere.”
“Did you pass the exam? Yeah, by sheer luck, I hadn't studied at all.”
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/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "REE" (as in "reed") + "pah" (as in "park")/
A stroke of pure dumb luck: something that went right by accident, without any skill or planning. When something happens "de chiripa," everyone knows it and nobody expects it to happen again.
“They won the game by a total fluke, the goal was a random deflection going nowhere.”
“Did you pass the exam? Yeah, by sheer luck, I hadn't studied at all.”
Chuchaqui
A hangover in Ecuador. The word comes from Quechua "chukchuy" (to tremble), which perfectly captures the post-party state: pounding headache, nausea, sensitivity to every sound and light, and a deep sense of regret. The standard cure is broth, water, and silence.