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/Sounds like "MAH" (as in "mark") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "OHN" (as in "oh") + "dah" (as in "dart")/
An unpleasant person, a negative situation, or an attitude that ruins the mood. Mala onda is the opposite of buena onda and describes everything that brings you down.
“What mala onda that they cancelled your flight last minute.”
“Don't be mala onda and let me go to the party.”
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/Sounds like "MAH" (as in "mark") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "OHN" (as in "oh") + "dah" (as in "dart")/
An unpleasant person, a negative situation, or an attitude that ruins the mood. Mala onda is the opposite of buena onda and describes everything that brings you down.
“What mala onda that they cancelled your flight last minute.”
“Don't be mala onda and let me go to the party.”
Acomodado
In Argentina, someone who got their position through connections or nepotism rather than merit. The acomodado did not earn their seat; someone handed it to them. The word can carry humor or resentment depending on the tone, but either way, everyone knows how they got there.