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Add a word/Sounds like "RAHN" (as in "rapper") + "flah" (as in "flat")/
Meaning
An old, beat-up car in terrible shape that still runs by some miracle. In Mexico and the Chicano community, a ranfla is that car with more history than useful life left.
Examples
“There he goes in his beat-up ranfla but he won't let it go.”
“My grandpa's ranfla is 30 years old and still running.”
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/Sounds like "RAHN" (as in "rapper") + "flah" (as in "flat")/
Meaning
An old, beat-up car in terrible shape that still runs by some miracle. In Mexico and the Chicano community, a ranfla is that car with more history than useful life left.
Examples
“There he goes in his beat-up ranfla but he won't let it go.”
“My grandpa's ranfla is 30 years old and still running.”
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Tener mala pata
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To have persistent, chronic bad luck, as if the universe has something personal against you. The person with mala pata always shows up at the wrong place at the worst possible moment.