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/Sounds like "gah" (as in "garden") + "ROO" (as in "rude") + "fah" (as in "far")/

Meaning

A born party person who lives for dancing, music, and celebration, especially carnival culture. In Uruguay and Argentina, "garufa" can also refer to the party itself: a wild night of music and dance. Rooted in Rioplatense lunfardo and deeply tied to the traditions of candombe and murga.

Examples

Mi tío es un garufa empedernido, lleva cuarenta años de carnaval.

My uncle is a hardcore party person, he has been doing carnival for forty years.

Esta noche hay garufa en el club, ¿vienes?

There is a party at the club tonight, are you coming?

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Regional synonyms

To make a massive mistake, royally screw up, or completely ruin something. When someone does something so badly there's no going back and everyone finds out about the disaster.