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Etymology
Perhaps via metathesis from mangada, variant of mancada (“thing lacking”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mandanga f (plural mandangues)
- (colloquial, often plural) a miscellaneous item of little value
2015, Ferran Torrent, Un dinar un dia qualsevol:Això del colesterol, el sucre... són mandangues de la indústria farmacèutica.- All this about cholesterol, sugar...it's pharmaceutical industry junk.
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Spanish
Etymology
Slang term of unknown origin. Possibly a corruption of mundano (“dull, boring”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manˈdanɡa/
- Rhymes: -anɡa
- Syllabification: man‧dan‧ga
Noun
mandanga f (plural mandangas)
- (colloquial) slowness, sluggishness
- Synonyms: flema, indolencia
- (slang) cocaine, coke
- Synonym: cocaína
- (Spain, slang) loving (sexual intercourse)
References
- Pharies, David (2015): Structure and Analogy in the Playful Lexicon of Spanish, p. 205
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