Jarana Spanish

monse

Short answer

In Lima, "monse" means dull, slow, a bit hopeless. The register is coloquial — fine among friends, out of place in a job interview or anything written to an institution. The standard Spanish equivalent is "soso, torpe". In use: La película estuvo monse.

Part of speechadjetivo
Registercoloquial
Standard Spanishsoso, torpe
In useLa película estuvo monse.
The film was dull.

Draft entry — needs a native-speaker check before publishing.

Works on people and on things. Milder than lorna — closer to boring than to gullible.