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Bandera de Chile

/tin-KAR-se/

To have a gut feeling, a hunch, or an intuition about something that can't be rationally explained. In Chile, 'tincarse' is trusting that internal signal — when something feels right or wrong before you can articulate why. Chileans take their tincas seriously.

Example

"I have a feeling things are going to go well today."

"I don't know why, but I just don't trust that guy."

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Regional synonyms:

Grupo de amigos, pandilla o barra. En Centroamérica puede tener connotaciones delictivas, pero entre jóvenes es neutral.