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A tough, complicated, sketchy, or dangerous situation in Spain. When things get chungo it's a sign that stuff is going south, could get worse fast, and you better brace yourself.
“Things got chunga when the cops showed up.”
“That neighborhood is really chungo at night, better not go alone.”
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A tough, complicated, sketchy, or dangerous situation in Spain. When things get chungo it's a sign that stuff is going south, could get worse fast, and you better brace yourself.
“Things got chunga when the cops showed up.”
“That neighborhood is really chungo at night, better not go alone.”
Piropo
A compliment tossed at someone in public, usually about their looks. In Spanish-speaking cultures, piropos range from poetic verses to blunt flattery. How welcome they are depends entirely on context and tone: street piropos are increasingly seen as unwanted in big cities.