Spanish · Romance & Flirting
Fajar
fah-HAR · /fa.ˈxaɾ/
To make out / heavy petting
2/5 Bar-safe
coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances
Literally
"To wrap/gird (with a sash)"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
That intense making-out — more than kissing, short of the main event. "Se estaban fajando en el antro" = they were all over each other at the club. Mildly crude, friends-talk, and very Mexican. Regular kissing is just "besar" or the cute "darse un beso."
Heard in the wild
Los vi fajando atrás del cine.
I saw them making out behind the movie theater.
Where it lands
Mexico (universal)
Quick answers
- What does "Fajar" mean?
- In Spanish, "Fajar" means "To make out / heavy petting". Literally it's "To wrap/gird (with a sash)". That intense making-out — more than kissing, short of the main event. "Se estaban fajando en el antro" = they were all over each other at the club. Mildly crude, friends-talk, and very Mexican. Regular kissing is just "besar" or the cute "darse un beso."
- Is "Fajar" offensive?
- It's on the mild end — 2/5 (Bar-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances.
- How do you pronounce "Fajar"?
- Say it "fah-HAR" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: fa.ˈxaɾ.
Related in Spanish
Coger koh-HEHR To have sex (Mexico); to grab/catch (Spain) Ligar lee-GAR To flirt / to hook up / to pull Echar los perros eh-CHAR lohs PEH-rrohs To hit on someone / put the moves on Estar buenote / buenota ess-TAR bweh-NOH-teh To be hot / smoking Mamacita mah-mah-SEE-tah Hottie / gorgeous (as an address) Poner los cuernos poh-NEHR lohs KWEHR-nohs To cheat on / two-time
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