movida
scene / situation / thing / drama / the deal
Pronunciation
/moˈβi.ða/
Cultural Note
'Movida' literally means 'movement,' but in slang it's incredibly versatile. It can mean a scene ('la movida madrileña' was Madrid's countercultural explosion of the 1980s after Franco), a situation or drama ('se montó una movida'), or just 'the thing' or 'the deal' ('esa movida de las criptos' = that whole crypto thing). 'La Movida' with a capital M specifically refers to the cultural renaissance of 1980s Madrid — Pedro Almodóvar, Alaska, punk rock, and total hedonistic freedom after decades of dictatorship. The word carries that energy of subversion and excitement.
📝 Example Sentences
¿Qué movida hay esta noche? ¿Salimos o qué?
What's the deal tonight? Are we going out or what?
Se montó una movida en el bar y llamaron a la policía.
A whole situation went down at the bar and they called the police.