movida
nounInformal
A Peninsular Spanish slang term. Browse all Spanish slang.
What it means
A situation, a business, a hassle. Deliberately vague: vaya movida, 'what a palaver'.
A scene or a happening. La Movida Madrileña was the name given to Madrid's cultural explosion after Franco's death.
Examples with translations
Se montó una movida en la puerta del bar.
There was a right kerfuffle outside the bar.
No quiero saber nada de esa movida.
I want nothing to do with that business.
Other forms
- Similar terms:
- lío, follón