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/Sounds like "PEH" (as in "pet") + "nah" (as in "nacho") + "ah" (as in "art") + "HEH" (as in "help") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/
Secondhand embarrassment: the cringe you feel watching someone else do something awkward or ridiculous, even though they themselves are completely unbothered. Sometimes worse than being the one who messed up. The Spanish-speaking world's word for what English calls "cringe" or "vicarious shame."
“Watching him dance at parties gives me secondhand embarrassment every single time.”
“I can barely get through that scene in the movie, the cringe is too much.”
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/Sounds like "PEH" (as in "pet") + "nah" (as in "nacho") + "ah" (as in "art") + "HEH" (as in "help") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/
Secondhand embarrassment: the cringe you feel watching someone else do something awkward or ridiculous, even though they themselves are completely unbothered. Sometimes worse than being the one who messed up. The Spanish-speaking world's word for what English calls "cringe" or "vicarious shame."
“Watching him dance at parties gives me secondhand embarrassment every single time.”
“I can barely get through that scene in the movie, the cringe is too much.”
Jale
A job, or the action of going somewhere in Mexico. It's used both for your daily employment and to invite someone to come along: '¿Le jalas?' means 'You coming?' in pure street language.