What Does This Mean?
Colloquial Spanish expression built on "pana", a friend or buddy in Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Panama and the Dominican Republic. "De panas" is used for things done between friends or in a friendly, buddy-like way. As a fixed phrase it is not yet documented in dictionaries; the meaning follows from "pana".
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"«Vamos a la playa de panas, sin adultos», propuso Andrea."
LORE & ORIGIN
Wikcionario defines "pana" as a loved person with disinterested affection, colloquial, recorded in Ecuador, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Colombia, and says its origin is uncertain (hypotheses: English "partner", Caracas youths near bakeries, or an indigenous word). El Tiempo (7 Jul 2023) adds that the RAE glosses it as friend, camarada, compinche, and that Colombians use it affectionately. The exact phrase "de panas" is not yet documented; no dated first use found yet.
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