estar aguja
🇵🇪 Spanish slang from Peru
What does “estar aguja” mean?
to be broke
Example
“No salgo, estoy aguja.”
I'm not going out, I'm broke.
Good to know
Literally "to be a needle": thin, nothing in the pocket.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: no tener dinero
More from Peru
- cachueloside job, gig
- misiobroke
- hacer chanchato chip in, to pool money
- cachuelearto do odd jobs on the side
- por recibosas a freelancer (billing with receipts)
- sencillosmall change
- lucaone sol (Peru’s currency)
- cocosUS dollars
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