chafa
🇲🇽 Spanish slang from Mexico
What does “chafa” mean?
cheap, low-quality
Example
“Este cargador es bien chafa, ya no sirve.”
This charger is such junk, it already doesn't work.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: de mala calidad
Heard in a conversation
The lights go out
Diego ¡Híjole! ¿Y tu cel? El mío ya va en diez por ciento.
Oh man! What about your phone? Mine's already down to ten percent.
Paola Traigo una pila portátil, pero está bien chafa. Ahorita te la paso.
I've got a power bank, but it's pretty crappy. I'll bring it over in a bit.
Diego ¡Qué hueva! Y mañana tengo examen de mate y no he estudiado nada.
What a drag! And I've got a math exam tomorrow and haven't studied at all.
🗑️ How other countries say “crappy, low-quality”
- 🇪🇸 cutreSpain
- 🇻🇪 chimboVenezuela
- 🇨🇺 fulaCuba
- 🇦🇷 berretaArgentina
More from Mexico
- ¡No manches!No way! / You're kidding!
- chidocool, great
- la netathe truth; honestly
- ¿Neta?Really? / Seriously?
- ¡Aguas!Watch out!
- ¡Órale!Wow! / OK, let's go!
- ¡Ándale!Come on! / Exactly!
- lanamoney, cash
Songs from Mexico
- La Bamba · Ritchie ValensLevel A2
- Bidi Bidi Bom Bom · SelenaLevel A2
- Como La Flor · SelenaLevel A2
- Querida · Juan GabrielLevel A2
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