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/Sounds like "PREH" (as in "press") + "byah"/

Meaning

A pre-game gathering to drink alcohol before heading out to the actual party in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. The previa is often more fun than the actual event, cheaper drinks, better music, and your closest friends.

Examples

Come to the pre-game at my place at 10.

The pre-game was so fun we almost didn't go out.

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Regional synonyms

To be completely broke after overspending, that state where the money is gone and payday feels impossibly far away. In Mexico, "quedar tronado" captures the specific misery of having spent everything and now having to wait it out.