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Paja
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "hah" (as in "hard")/
Cool, awesome, fun, or really enjoyable in Peru. It's a casual positive adjective for anything you had a great time with or thought was totally worth it.
“The party was paja, we had an amazing time.”
“Your new apartment is paja, it's really well decorated.”
“The trip was paja, we met a ton of people.”
Paja
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "hah" (as in "hard")/
Laziness or something that's just not worth the effort in Chile. When something gives you so much can't-be-bothered energy that you'd literally rather do anything else or just do nothing at all.
“I can't be bothered going that far on a Monday.”
“What a drag having to wake up early tomorrow.”
Paja
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "hah" (as in "hard")/
Empty talk, lies, or hollow nonsense with no substance behind it. In Central America, when something is "pura paja" it is all hot air. The person who "habla paja" talks a lot and means nothing, or exaggerates wildly to seem more important than they are.
“Stop feeding me nonsense and just tell me the truth.”
“That project is pure hot air, it is never going to work.”
Paja
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "hah" (as in "hard")/
Lies, exaggeration, or made-up stories in Colombia and Venezuela. When someone talks pura paja, they're spouting nonsense or making things up to look interesting without any of it being true.
“Don't believe him, that's pure paja.”
“Cut the paja and tell me the truth.”
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Paja
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "hah" (as in "hard")/
Cool, awesome, fun, or really enjoyable in Peru. It's a casual positive adjective for anything you had a great time with or thought was totally worth it.
“The party was paja, we had an amazing time.”
“Your new apartment is paja, it's really well decorated.”
“The trip was paja, we met a ton of people.”
Paja
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "hah" (as in "hard")/
Laziness or something that's just not worth the effort in Chile. When something gives you so much can't-be-bothered energy that you'd literally rather do anything else or just do nothing at all.
“I can't be bothered going that far on a Monday.”
“What a drag having to wake up early tomorrow.”
Paja
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "hah" (as in "hard")/
Empty talk, lies, or hollow nonsense with no substance behind it. In Central America, when something is "pura paja" it is all hot air. The person who "habla paja" talks a lot and means nothing, or exaggerates wildly to seem more important than they are.
“Stop feeding me nonsense and just tell me the truth.”
“That project is pure hot air, it is never going to work.”
Paja
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "hah" (as in "hard")/
Lies, exaggeration, or made-up stories in Colombia and Venezuela. When someone talks pura paja, they're spouting nonsense or making things up to look interesting without any of it being true.
“Don't believe him, that's pure paja.”
“Cut the paja and tell me the truth.”
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Escachao
In Cuba, a state of total collapse: broke, physically wrecked, emotionally drained, or all three at once. From "escachar" meaning to crush or crumble, applied to anyone running completely on empty with nothing left to give.