gunfia

Spanish

Etymology

Back-formation from esgunfiar (“to get bored”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡunfja/ [ˈɡũɱ.fja]
• Rhymes: -unfja
• Syllabification: gun‧fia

Noun

gunfia f (plural gunfias) (Rioplatense, obsolete)

1. irritation or annoyance.
2. something boring or insignificant.
   • 2007, Julio Cortázar, Rayuela‎^[1]:

     Pero eso vos no lo podés comprender, siempre te quedás en la gunfia más chica.

     But you cannot understand that, you get always hooked up on the most little detail.

Related terms

• esgunfio
• esgunfiola

Further reading

• gunfia en Diccionario de Lunfardo, TodoTango.com.