noun
General Slang
Fiaca
/ˈfjaka/ · noun · informal
That heavy, can't-be-bothered laziness, from the Genoese fiacca.
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Definitions
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Laziness, sluggishness, the feeling of not wanting to do anything. The source is Italian/Genoese 'fiacca' (weakness, listlessness).
“Que fiaca que tengo hoy. (I feel so lazy today.)”
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Colloquially, a lazy person, someone chronically unwilling to work.
“No seas fiaca y ayudame. (Don't be a lazybones and help me.)”
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Used as a mood you 'have' rather than a trait you 'are': tener fiaca = to feel too lazy to act.
“Me da fiaca salir con este frio. (I can't be bothered to go out in this cold.)”
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Fiaca In A Sentence
Hoy tengo una fiaca tremenda. (I've got a terrible case of the lazies today.)
Sunday fiaca is practically a porteno institution.
Le gano la fiaca y no fue al gimnasio. (Laziness won and he skipped the gym.)
Origin & Usage
Lunfardo from early-1900s Buenos Aires, recorded by the Academia Portena del Lunfardo, derived from the Genoese/Italian 'fiacca' meaning weakness or sloth.
People Also Ask
What does fiaca mean?
It means laziness or the feeling of not wanting to do anything.
Where did fiaca come from?
From the Italian/Genoese word 'fiacca', meaning weakness or listlessness.
How do you use fiaca?
Most often as 'tener fiaca' or 'me da fiaca', i.e. 'I feel lazy' about doing something.
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