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/Sounds like 'MOR-boh'/

That dark, twisted attraction to things that should repel you — the morbid curiosity that makes you slow down at an accident or read every detail of a disturbing story. In Spain, morbo is also sexual chemistry with an edge of the forbidden. It's not quite wrong, but it's definitely not innocent.

Example

"Le da morbo ver documentales de crimen. → "He gets a morbid thrill from watching true crime documentaries."

"Entre ellos hay mucho morbo, se nota la tensión. → "There's a lot of charged tension between them — you can feel it."

Regional synonyms:

Comer botanas, snacks o aperitivos mientras se toma algo o se platica con amigos en México. Es ese ritual sagrado de picar entre comidas que convierte cualquier reunión casual en una sesión de antojitos compartidos.