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flow

flow

noun floh Rare
Arts & Culture Music

Origin: English loanword 'flow'.

Usage Note

Flow is an English loanword fully integrated into informal Spanish, especially in music and youth slang. In rap and urban music tener flow means 'to have style, rhythm, and effortless delivery'. More broadly it describes personal charisma or smooth confidence: ese tipo tiene mucho flow ('that guy has a lot of flow'). It is treated as a masculine noun (el flow) and is invariable in the plural. Strongly informal; avoid in formal writing.

Examples

"El rapero tiene un flow increíble."

Natural Translation

The rapper has an incredible flow.

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