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/Sounds like "foo" (as in "food") + "NYEER"/

Meaning

To ruin, wreck, or spoil something beyond repair. Used in Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico for objects, plans, and situations alike. When something "se fuñe," it's done: broken, wrecked, no fixing it.

Examples

You ruined his whole day with that last-minute news.

The whole plan got wrecked because the flight was cancelled.

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Regional synonyms

A hard candy on a stick in various flavors and colors in Mexico, Spain, and Colombia. What Argentina calls chupetín and Chile calls chupete, every country has a different name for the same happiness.