de puro fay

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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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

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  • de puro fay” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010