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A bodega is a small convenience store, typically found in urban neighborhoods, that sells groceries, snacks, and everyday items alongside a distinctive social culture of informal community gathering and character.
In the Psycheverse
Bodega culture surfaces as comedic material and worldbuilding, particularly through exaggerated origin stories where characters claim deep ties to bodega life—being raised by bodega owners or born on street corners. It serves as shorthand for gritty urban authenticity and absurdist humor within the show's storytelling traditions.
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