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/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "lahn" (as in "lava") + "DREEN" (as in "dreary")/

Meaning

A delinquent, lowlife, or person involved in shady or criminal activity. In Mexico and Central America, malandrín names someone who has clearly crossed to the wrong side: stealing, running with a bad crowd, or generally up to no good. Not the harshest label, but definitely not a compliment.

Examples

That lowlife robbed the neighbor again, unbelievable.

Do not hang around those troublemakers, nothing good ever comes of it.

Regional synonyms

An exclamation of disbelief, disappointment, or surprise adopted straight from English by Gen Z. It comes out when something is so absurd you can't find words in Spanish to react.