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Fucú
/Sounds like "foo" (as in "food") + "KOO" (as in "cool")/
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.
“I've got terrible luck this week, everything is going wrong.”
“That car is cursed, it breaks down every other day.”
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Fucú
/Sounds like "foo" (as in "food") + "KOO" (as in "cool")/
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.
“I've got terrible luck this week, everything is going wrong.”
“That car is cursed, it breaks down every other day.”
Complacencia
Excessive people-pleasing or going along with everything just to avoid conflict. In the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, complacencia describes someone who prioritizes keeping everyone happy over having their own opinion or making real decisions.