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/Sounds like "see" (as in "see") + "REEM" (as in "reed") + "bah" (as in "bar")/

Meaning

In Cuba and Venezuela, a sudden fainting spell or dizzy episode, the feeling that you're about to collapse. That moment of physical weakness that precedes actually passing out.

Examples

She nearly fainted from the heat and someone had to give her water.

I got so dizzy from hunger I almost hit the floor.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Puerto Rico
Bandera de México
Yeyo

A woman of Mexican origin raised in the United States who speaks little Spanish or mixes it with English. Can be a proud self-identifier or a label used by Mexicans in Mexico to judge those who grew up abroad. Identity lives in the space between two cultures.