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/Sounds like "ROO" (as in "rude") + "foh" (as in "foam")/

Meaning

Chicano Spanglish for the roof of a house, borrowed from English "roof." When there's a leak or tiles need fixing, the "rufo" is what the neighborhood talks about.

Examples

Water is getting in, we need to check the roof before it rains hard.

We climbed up to the roof to put up the Christmas lights.

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/Sounds like "ROO" (as in "rude") + "foh" (as in "foam")/

Meaning

A Panamanian slang word meaning cool, good, or perfect. It works as a positive affirmation when agreeing to plans, as an adjective to describe something great, or even as a way to say you are doing fine. Very common in young urban Panamanian speech.

Examples

Beach trip this weekend? Rufo, count me in.

The new restaurant is rufo, we definitely need to go back.

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To work independently without being tied to any company, being your own boss from your laptop. The freelancer life sounds better than it is: total freedom but also total uncertainty.