adjective Street Slang

chafa

CHAH-fah · adjective · la

Caló for cheap, fake, low-grade — basically trash.

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Definitions

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Cheap, shoddy, low quality. The knock-off Jordans, the Bluetooth speaker that dies in a week, the bootleg DVD. If it looks the part but falls apart, it's chafa.

“Don't buy that charger off the swap meet, bro, that thing's chafa.”
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Fake or fronting — applied to a person who's all show, no substance.

“He talks big but he's chafa, never seen him put in real work.”
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Describes something shoddy, cheap, or of poor quality.

“La película estuvo muy chafa.”
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chafa In A Sentence

Don't buy that charger off the swap meet, bro, that thing's chafa.
He talks big but he's chafa, never seen him put in real work.

Origin & Usage

Mexican Spanish / Caló adjective for poor-quality or counterfeit goods. Crossed into Chicano English through SoCal Mexican-American communities.

Variants chafe
Tags #la#calo#chicano#mexican-spanish#hip-hop#urban-lingo

People Also Ask

What does chafa mean?

Chafa is Mexican slang describing something shoddy, cheap, or of poor quality.

How do you use chafa?

Use it as an adjective, e.g. 'ese celular está bien chafa' (that phone is really crappy) or 'la película estuvo chafa'.

Is chafa offensive?

No, it's casual slang expressing disapproval of quality, not an insult toward a person.

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