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/Sounds like "TWAH" + "nee" (as in "knee")/

Meaning

Nicaraguan slang for something good, nice, or pleasant. Along with "maje," tuani is one of the words that most immediately marks someone as Nicaraguan.

Examples

Your room looks tuani, very well put together.

How tuani that they gave you the job.

Regional synonyms

/Sounds like "TWAH" + "nee" (as in "knee")/

Meaning

In Nicaragua and Costa Rica, something or someone that's cool, good, or awesome, a Central American way of saying something is top-notch.

Examples

That concert was tuani, I was blown away!

The new partner is really tuani, everyone likes him.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Honduras
Chivo

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To not get a single thing right, to fail consistently at everything you try. Used in Spain and Argentina for those days when every attempt ends in a mistake, from the small (spilled coffee) to the significant (tanked project).