Thursday, March 11, 2010

Twanees = Tuanis

Let's demystify the phonetic blog title...

1. tuanis

Costa Rican slang:

1. Adjective used to denote a general sense of wellbeing.
2. Noun that indicates coolness.
3. Synonym to the phrase pura vida.
4. Sometimes used as a salutation or affirmation.

¿Ese es tu carro nuevo? ¡Pura vida, está bien tuanis!
Is that your new car? Awesome, it's really cool!

2. tuanis

Costa Rican slang, pronounced: to-wah-nees.

Used to describe something cool. Synonymous with pura vida. Possibly derivative of english phrase "too nice," from Costa Rica's Gulf coast Jamaican-descended population in Limon.

Esa pelicula estuvo de lo mas tuanis.
That movie was awesome (or too nice).

definitions from Urban Dictionary

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