Words and definitions bertilio has contributed to the street dictionary.
This is said when you are fully aware of what is going on or you have caught onto a situation that was meant to be secret (it is a play on the word claro, meaning clear or certain).
Dating in secret and someone who already knows says: yo toi cloro with you two.
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Anything that is cool, nice, or pleasing to someone. (A jipeta is the Dominican term for a luxury SUV).
A brand-new SUV is a bacana machine.
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Nonsense, BS, or hot air. It refers to someone talking too much, usually about things that are annoying or have no substance.
Man, Juancito is still over there talking plepla with Julian... Buddy, stop talking so much plepla already, I am getting pissed off.
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A slang term for a beer, specifically the national Presidente brand, typically served at neighborhood corner stores (colmados or colmadones are small grocery shops that double as social hubs for drinking).
Dude, pass me a Fría from the fridge, please.
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A person who is completely fearless or gutsy, often showing no hesitation in dangerous or life-threatening situations.
A fight breaks out with knives and guns and an aretao goes in to break it up.
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A stroke of luck or a fluke, specifically when someone avoids a bad outcome or escapes a tight spot by sheer chance.
In that accident, they were saved by Chepa. Juan was caught with Pedro's wife and he escaped by a little Chepita.
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Nonsense, bullshit, or endless chatter. It refers to when someone talks too much or says things that have no substance or value.
Dude, Juancito is still there talking Plepla with Julian... man, stop talking so much Plepla, I am getting pissed off.
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