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/Sounds like "PEHN" (as in "pet") + "kah" (as in "car")/
Bad, low-quality, not worth it, or disappointing. In Chile, penca is the universal adjective for everything that sucks or falls below expectations.
“The service at the restaurant was penca.”
“The movie was penca, I fell asleep halfway through.”
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/Sounds like "PEHN" (as in "pet") + "kah" (as in "car")/
Bad, low-quality, not worth it, or disappointing. In Chile, penca is the universal adjective for everything that sucks or falls below expectations.
“The service at the restaurant was penca.”
“The movie was penca, I fell asleep halfway through.”
Enflecar
To blow all your money in one impulsive night out or spending spree, leaving yourself completely broke until the next paycheck. In Colombia, enflecar captures that specific feeling of going all in on a good time and facing the empty wallet consequences the next morning.