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/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "yah" (as in "yard") + "BEE" (as in "bee") + "dah" (as in "dart")/

Meaning

Ecuador's version of YOLO, 'you only live once,' expressed in Quechua-flavored Spanish. 'Chulla' means one or only, so chulla vida says: this is the one life you get, live it fully. Used to justify big decisions, spontaneous plans, and questionable choices made with total conviction.

Examples

I quit my job and went traveling. You only live once!

Order the most expensive thing on the menu, YOLO.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de España
Yolo

To crack up laughing uncontrollably, to the point of tears. In Spain, troncharse is the gold standard of laughter: the kind that takes over completely and won't stop no matter how hard you try.