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/Sounds like "foo" (as in "food") + "KOO" (as in "cool")/

Meaning

Bad luck, a curse, or negative energy in Dominican Spanish. Saying "ese tipo tiene fucú" means that person brings bad vibes and whatever they touch breaks. The word has Afro-Caribbean roots tied to voodoo and Santería, but it became an everyday term Dominicans use to explain a streak of unexplainable bad luck.

Examples

I've got terrible luck this week, everything is going wrong.

That car is cursed, it breaks down every other day.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Mufa
Bandera de Perú
Leche

A front or facade, a person or business used to conceal illegal activities. Also describes someone who only acts a certain way to keep up appearances for others.