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Mina
/Sounds like "MEE" (as in "me") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/
Meaning
A woman, girl, or chick in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. It's the most widespread informal lunfardo term for referring to a woman, not necessarily negative, though it depends on context and tone.
Examples
“That mina is super cool, I met her at the party.”
“He's going out with a new mina and he's over the moon.”
“The minas from work went out for drinks.”
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Mina
/Sounds like "MEE" (as in "me") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/
Meaning
A woman, girl, or chick in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. It's the most widespread informal lunfardo term for referring to a woman, not necessarily negative, though it depends on context and tone.
Examples
“That mina is super cool, I met her at the party.”
“He's going out with a new mina and he's over the moon.”
“The minas from work went out for drinks.”
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