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AlexandriaA7X t1_j9trcoz wrote

I was wondering what the big deal was about beaches in the hood

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eyehate t1_j9usb6p wrote

As an Arizonan, I have always associated playa with beach. It makes the slang usage seem really bizarre.

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NothingISayIsReal t1_j9wjr51 wrote

As someone who knows Spanish and is black... I've never seen either usage strange because they exist in different contexts and aren't actually pronounced similarly at all

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