Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "deh" (as in "debt") + "MOO" (as in "moon") + "reh" (as in "red")/

Meaning

Modest, restrained, and classy without overdoing it. The word went viral on TikTok as the aesthetic opposite of excess: showing up with elegance and self-awareness instead of screaming for attention. Spanish speakers adopted it directly from English and use it widely on social media.

Examples

Very demure, very mindful: that is how I show up to every interview.

Her style is very demure, she never overdoes anything.

Regional synonyms

An exclamation of surprise, shock, or disapproval used in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. "Diache" is the polite, softened version of a stronger word, but the emotion behind it is just as real. Think "damn!" or "whoa!" with full Caribbean energy.