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vaina

🇻🇪 Spanish slang from Venezuela

What does “vaina” mean?

thing, stuff

Example

“¿Qué vaina es esa?”
What the heck is that?

Good to know

An all-purpose word; '¡Qué vaina!' = what a pain / damn. Also big in Colombia and the DR.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

☕ Everyday

The textbook way to say it: cosa

Heard in a conversation

Breakfast at the arepera

Gabo ¡Qué fino! Yo me pido una reina pepiada.
Great! I'm getting a reina pepiada.
Andreína Y yo una de dominó. ¡Esa vaina está buenísima!
And I'll have a dominó one. That thing is so good!
Gabo Chama, mira esa cola. Está burda de larga.
Girl, look at that line. It's really long.

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