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/Sounds like "trah" (as in "tract") + "BAH" (as in "bar") + "dah" (as in "dart")/

Meaning

A muscular, buff woman who clearly trains hard and hits the gym regularly. In Mexico it is used as a compliment in fitness circles, celebrating visible strength and dedication. Outside the gym context it can carry a more judgmental or dismissive tone depending on who says it.

Examples

You're looking seriously fit, girl; how long have you been training?

That girl is super built; she lifts more than I do.

She got really buff after six months of CrossFit.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de México
Bandera de Venezuela
Mamado
Bandera de España
Cachas

In Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, neighborhood gossip and idle chatter that travels mouth to mouth, always arriving exaggerated to the last person who hears it.