chafa
adjectiveInformal
A Mexican Spanish slang term. Browse all Mexican slang.
What it means
Cheap, shoddy, low quality. Also used of counterfeits and of anything that fails to live up to its billing.
Examples with translations
Los audífonos que compré salieron bien chafas.
The headphones I bought turned out to be really shoddy.
Es una copia chafa, se nota de lejos.
It's a cheap knock-off, you can tell from a mile away.
Other forms
- Similar terms:
- corriente, pirata