estar bruja
🇲🇽 Spanish slang from Mexico
What does “estar bruja” mean?
to be broke
Example
“No puedo ir, estoy bien bruja.”
I can't go, I'm totally broke.
Good to know
Always "bruja", whoever is speaking.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: no tener dinero
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- lanamoney, cash
- la quincenapayday (paid every two weeks)
- changarroa small shop, a little business
- bisnebusiness, a side hustle
- feriasmall change, cash
- aflojarto cough up (money)
- ¡No manches!No way! / You're kidding!
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- Querida · Juan GabrielLevel A2
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