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Bandera de Venezuela

/man-GUAN-gua/

A low-quality item, a worthless object, or a ridiculous situation that doesn't deserve any attention. In Venezuela manguangua describes everything that turns out to be a fraud, a farce, or completely useless.

Example

"What he sold was pure junk, it fell apart on its own."

"That project is a scam dressed up as a business idea."

Regional synonyms:

Prisa, urgencia por hacer algo rápido. En Colombia es la palabra estándar para decir que llevas prisa, y "yo afán no tengo" es la frase perfecta para frenar a alguien que te apura.