Moldable Culture: Qué Playada

Qué playada
Marv Castillo

There's this poor dude in Lilo & Stitch who gets his ice cream thrown to the ground in various scenes. I used that reference to reflect the shame that the word is supposed to give.

In Costa Rica, qué playada, is like saying "awww". Like, you something bad (and sometimes bad a funny) and you say "qué playada".

A man drops his coffee by accident? Qué playada.
A girl gets a horrible haircut? Qué playada.