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Colombian Party Slang: Your Guide to a Night Out in Bogotá
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Meaning
To hang out with friends without any specific plans, just enjoying each other's company. In Colombia, the parche is the core social unit, the group you chill with, and parchar is the act of being together.
Examples
“Wanna hang out this afternoon at the park?”
“We started chilling and the whole day slipped away.”
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/Sounds like "pahr" (as in "park") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat")/
Meaning
To hang out with friends, do something together, or just chill. In Colombia, parchar is the perfect plan when there's no plan, just getting together.
Examples
“Wanna go parchar at the park?”
“We were parchando at my place all afternoon watching movies.”
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/Sounds like "pahr" (as in "park") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat")/
Meaning
To hang out with friends without any specific plans, just enjoying each other's company. In Colombia, the parche is the core social unit, the group you chill with, and parchar is the act of being together.
Examples
“Wanna hang out this afternoon at the park?”
“We started chilling and the whole day slipped away.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "pahr" (as in "park") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat")/
Meaning
To hang out with friends, do something together, or just chill. In Colombia, parchar is the perfect plan when there's no plan, just getting together.
Examples
“Wanna go parchar at the park?”
“We were parchando at my place all afternoon watching movies.”
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