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/Sounds like "GREE" (as in "greet") + "pah" (as in "park")/

Meaning

A bad flu or heavy cold in Mexico and Colombia with the full package of symptoms. When you get a gripa, it's coughing, runny nose, fever, body aches, and feeling like you got hit by a truck.

Examples

I've got a gripa so bad I can barely breathe.

The gripa knocked me out for the whole week.

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Regional synonyms

To stalk or pursue someone with romantic or sexual intentions, like a vulture waiting for its moment. It's the most desperate form of flirting, when someone won't stop insisting even after being told no.