casual📍 Medellín
Chimba
Awesome / Amazing (Medellín)
CHIM-bah
What does it mean?
"Chimba" is Medellín's most iconic slang word. It means awesome, amazing, or excellent. It's slightly vulgar in origin but is used casually by almost everyone in Medellín. Visitors to the city will hear it constantly.
How to use it
Very Medellín-specific. Use with friends in casual settings. "¡Qué chimba!" = "How awesome!" Avoid in formal or professional situations.
Example sentences
That was amazing!
¡Qué chimba!
This city is awesome.
Esta ciudad es una chimba.
Awesome guy.
Un man muy chimba.
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