de puro fay

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de ˌpuɾo ˈfai/ [d̪e ˌpu.ɾo ˈfai̯]
• Syllabification: de pu‧ro fay

Adverb

de puro fay (slang, El Salvador, Honduras)

1. in vain; vainly

   Synonyms: en vano, en balde

2. just because; for the hell of it; for no particular reason

   Synonym: porque sí

3. by chance; unexpectedly

   Synonym: por casualidad

Further reading

• “de puro fay”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010