What Does This Mean?
Colloquial adjective meaning "cool", "excellent" or "very good", used in parts of Latin America such as Chile, Colombia, Cuba and Peru. It can describe things or people, as in "una fiesta bacán", and "¡bacán!" works as an exclamation of approval. Other regional senses exist, including a derogatory one for someone who flaunts wealth in Argentina and Uruguay.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
""Qué bacán tu casa nueva," she said as she walked in."
LORE & ORIGIN
Wikcionario traces the word to Ligurian "baccan", from Turkish "bakan", with the original sense of a boss or patron. In Argentina and Uruguay it began as lunfardo, the Buenos Aires slang, with older senses such as a man who owns a business or supports a mistress. The sense of "very good quality" is listed for Chile, Colombia, Cuba and Peru, and "friendly and pleasant" for the same countries. No dated first use is given for the sense of "cool".
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