The term fiaca is frequently used in Argentina to refer to laziness or apathy . Whoever has fiaca is listless , without the will to perform an action or get moving.
The concept can be used in various ways: it is possible to "have fiaca" or "be with fiaca" , to mention two possibilities. On the other hand, a task can "fail." In all cases, the idea refers to the lack of desire to do something.
For example: "I should clean the kitchen but I'm broke," "I'm scared to go to Marcos' house," "I don't think I'm going out tonight: I'm broke."
Fiaca can be related to boredom or asthenia . The person with fiaca does not have the strength to act, either in a physical or psychological sense. That's why he prefers to stay resting.
Generally, what works is something arduous, boring, or unmotivating . It is not likely that an individual will have confidence when it comes to going on vacation ; On the other hand, a teenager may have difficulty studying for an exam.
Being with fiaca is not considered a bad thing, as long as fiaca does not lead to neglecting obligations or evading responsibilities . In any case, if someone is permanently unemployed, we can already talk about laziness.
In any case, in some cases it is not easy to distinguish between fiaca and laziness , since these terms can be used in similar situations even though it is not correct from a semantic point of view. For example, it is possible to say "I feel lazy about going to the market" even though the meaning is "I feel lazy" .
Although the word laziness is one of the synonyms for laziness and in fact is considered more suitable for a formal context, its use is not common to refer to fiaca. The thing is, as mentioned in a previous paragraph, the fiaca is something contingent and should not be considered negative.
It is important to note that fiaca is a natural sensation that probably all human beings experience at some point in their lives, and in fact it is normal for it to appear often. It is about that "healthy" reluctance that arises in the face of an irrelevant obligation, such as picking up the laundry after eating, going shopping or tidying up the bedroom.
This does not mean that we should not comply with these obligations to keep the structure of our life standing, but rather that these are not issues that cannot be postponed. On the other hand, the same task can cause failure only at certain moments in life, perhaps in stages of physical or emotional exhaustion that does not leave us energy for anything that is not of vital importance.
A puff or pouf is also called fiaca. In this case, the notion refers to a soft armchair without backrest that is filled with polystyrene and that can adapt to various uses and spaces .
This meaning of the word makes sense in that the armchair named in this way is ideal for those moments in which we do not have the strength to do anything and we just want to lie down and rest. Being calm can perfectly lead to a time of rest on one of these pillows, since when we feel this way the body itself asks to let itself "fall" to recover energy .
"La fiaca" , finally, is the title of a play that was written by Ricardo Talesnik and premiered in 1967 . It should be noted that two years later, it was adapted to the big screen by the director and screenwriter Fernando Ayala .