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/Sounds like the English word "guf" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

A Puerto Rican verb meaning to have a good time, goof around, relax, or have fun without ceremony. Comes from English "goof" with a Spanish ending. "Estamos gufeando en la playa" means we're chilling on the beach without much of a plan. Used among friends in casual contexts, describing that energy of enjoying the moment without pressure. A quintessential Boricua word, though also heard among Dominicans.

Examples

We're chilling on the patio.

We went to goof around at the café.

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Regional synonyms

To smoke in Mexico and Guatemala. Casual, no-frills verb for the act of smoking a cigarette or anything smokeable. It also gets used in informal contexts for smoking weed. If someone steps outside every hour at the office, they pitan.