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/Sounds like "keen" (as in "keep") + "SEH" (as in "set") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/

Meaning

The paycheck you get every 15 days in Mexico, the most awaited event of Mexican working life. That deposit that arrives on time and vanishes within hours between debts, cravings, and unplanned expenses.

Examples

Payday just hit, let's go out for dinner.

My quincena went straight to paying off debts.

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Regional synonyms

Literally a black vulture from the Venezuelan plains, but in everyday speech it means someone who only shows up when there's something to gain from someone else's bad luck. The human zamuro circles overhead waiting for things to fall apart so they can swoop in.