¡Jum!
An interjection used to express suspicion, skepticism, or a subtle threat. It suggests the speaker doubts what is being said or is issuing a warning.
'¡Jum!' she grunted as if she had not heard him...
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Definitions by Esno84
Words and definitions Esno84 has contributed to the street dictionary.
República DominicanaEstar uno de lado
To be in a good mood or well-disposed toward doing or accepting something.
She is in a great mood (esta de lado) with that news.
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Juntos pero no reburujados.
An expression meaning together, but without crowding each other or getting in each other's personal space. It implies staying united for a purpose while maintaining a healthy distance. (Reburujado describes things that are tangled, messy, or jumbled together).
We have to win the battle. Juntos pero no reburujados...
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Lámina
A slang term for a very attractive or beautiful woman.
Guys, there is no doubt that Margarita is a lámina.
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vive de lapa
To be a freeloader or live off someone else. (A lapa is a limpet, a mollusk that sticks to rocks, referring to someone who clings to others to get things for free).
Vivian said she does not want to vive de lapa.
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Jipato
Someone who looks sickly pale or has a yellowish skin tone (often used to describe someone who looks anemic or unwell).
You look a bit jipato, Angel.
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Jilván
A diagonal machete strike delivered from left to right (a term used by rural farmers).
A: What happened to the plant that was there? B: A jilván knocked it down during the fight between Jimenez and Moran.
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Jineta
A woman who rides horses: used as a slang term for a woman who is sexually aggressive or promiscuous. (The term plays on the sexual double entendre of the verb to ride).
A: Francisca spent four days being a jineta. B: How so? A: Because the other days she went off to ride a whole cavalry.
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¡Qué jierro!
A vulgar slang term for a woman who is exceptionally beautiful and has a great body (the word is a phonetic spelling of hierro, or iron, reflecting regional pronunciation).
Oh my God, what a stunning ¡Qué jierro!!
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¡La jode esa!
An expression used to refer to something difficult, frustrating, or a real pain. It is used to identify a specific thing that is causing trouble or annoyance, similar to calling something a damn thing.
A: I am tired of this homework. B: Which one, the math one? A: ¡La jode esa!
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Ponerle jocicazo
To make a face or a pouting expression to show annoyance or contempt (the term refers to making a snout with one's mouth).
Martin gave me a Ponerle jocicazo, and I did the same to him.
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Tener a uno jojoto
To wear someone down with persistent pestering or annoyance, to have someone completely fed up.
You already have me jojoto with your crap.
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Todos los judíos ponen juntos
An expression used to describe how people of the same social circle or type, especially the wealthy or elite, will always reach an agreement and look out for one another. (In the Dominican Republic, this suggests that people of similar status naturally understand each other and cooperate).
There is no way they will not understand each other. As they say, Todos los judíos ponen juntos.
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Dar guate a una cosa
To use something excessively, to wear it out, or to run it into the ground.
He really gave that suit mucho guate.
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Guariqueña
A style of hand embroidery or needlework that involves pulling threads out of a fabric in one direction, then stitching the remaining threads together to form patterns.
She said she does not like to do guariqueña.
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Guayabera
A lightweight button-down shirt with pockets and pleats, similar to a chacabana but with a looser, more relaxed fit. (In the Dominican Republic, a chacabana is the local name for the formal version of this traditional shirt).
This guayabera belonged to Arsites.
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gumarra
A woman who leads a promiscuous or wild lifestyle, often used as a slang term for a prostitute.
Celinda is a gumarra woman.
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Guayaberudo
A famous figure in Dominican baseball, he is a legendary hype man and entertainer for the Aguilas Cibaeñas team. (The Aguilas Cibaeñas are one of the major professional baseball teams in the Dominican Republic, based in the city of Santiago).
Guayaberudo is a very outgoing character, yet he is also a man of mystery.
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Ser duro como un guayacán
Used to describe a person who is exceptionally tough, strong, or resilient (the guayacan is a tree known for its extremely hard and dense wood).
A: Ernesto is going to win the boxing match tonight. B: Says who? Junior is duro como un guayacán!
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Puerto RicoUstedes son de hacha y machete
You are a tough, inseparable pair or two of a kind. (The axe and machete are the primary tools of the Dominican countryside, symbolizing a duo that is rugged and functions as one).
Juan and Pedro are hacha y machete.
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Guimbo
A person who is missing an ear.
He calls Lorenzo guimbo because he lost an ear in the accident.
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Gurrufero
A man who is meticulously groomed and sharply dressed.
Besides being a gurrufero, Morisson is a tough guy.
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Habite
The process of clearing brush and weeds from a plot of land to prepare it for planting (traditionally involving manual clearing and burning in rural areas).
The smoke from the burning, from the habites, was covering the sky.
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Se salva en un hilito
To narrowly escape a dangerous or bad situation, like having a close call or dodging a bullet.
He se salva en un hilito from death.
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El haragán trabaja dos veces
When someone is lazy and does a sloppy job to save effort, they usually end up having to do the work all over again. (In the Dominican Republic, the word haragan is often pronounced or written as halagan due to the local tendency to swap r for l.)
The lazy guy is always tired, and El haragán trabaja dos veces.
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Hablantina
Messy and pointless chatter: a loud hubbub of talk that doesn't really lead anywhere.
Actually, it was just a long hablantina between the president and the activists.
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VenezuelaTener a uno en jaque
To keep someone under constant pressure or to ride them hard, forcing them to work relentlessly without a break.
At this store, they keep me en jaque.
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Pagar la jaba que el burro se comió.
To be held responsible for someone else's faults or to suffer the consequences of a mistake you did not commit. (A jaba is a traditional Dominican woven bag or basket).
Nobody is going to pagar la jaba que el burro se comió when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
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Horca
A gift given to someone for their birthday or saint's day (the feast day of the saint a person is named after).
Man! He has a ton of horca for his birthday.
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Hoyanco
A deep gash, hole, or a nasty open wound on the body.
We stitched up the Hoyanco.
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Jacana
One of the three specific dances or musical rhythms that make up the Sarandunga festival (an Afro-Dominican religious and folkloric tradition from the town of Bani).
The Jacana was a huge hit.
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Impávido
Describes someone who is completely unfazed, stoic, or stone-faced. It refers to a person who stays calm and shows no fear or emotion, even in the face of danger.
Glanton was impávido.
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Jamaquión
A violent jolt or a sudden, forceful shake.
The earth felt a massive jamaquión.
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Huero
An addled or rotten egg that has spoiled and gives off a foul odor.
The huero has a disgusting smell.
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Llegarle a uno al hueso una cosa
To hurt someone to the core or to be felt very deeply.
This le llega al hueso to the point of almost killing him.
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A humo de pajas
Used to describe something that is free or given for nothing. (The phrase refers to straw smoke, which is considered to have no weight or substance).
Everything he says is, as they say, a humo de pajas.
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Imprúven
The phonetic name given by Dominicans to the San Domingo Improvement Company, an American corporation that managed the country's national debt and customs starting in the late 1800s. (A local adaptation of the English word improvement.)
The Santo Domingo Imprúven Co.
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Jangá
A large crowd of people or a massive pile of objects.
...when I went to the office to get paid, there was no goat from Neiba (a region in the Dominican Republic famous for its goats) that could jump over that jangá of bills.
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jaiba
A smart, cunning, or tricky person who is good at getting what they want. It refers to someone who is street-smart and potentially a bit of a smooth operator. (In Mexico, jaiba is literally a crab, used here to describe someone who is sharp or slippery.)
"What a jaiba he is," said Ben.
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MéxicoÉl no tiene hiel
1. A person who is tireless and never gets weary at work. 2. Someone who is cold-blooded or lacks compassion (in the Dominican Republic, bile is associated with the capacity to feel either exhaustion or mercy).
When you are headed toward a fixed goal, you must have no hiel.
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Dale un jalón de oreja
To give someone a scolding or a talking-to. (This phrase literally means to give someone an ear-pull.)
Sometimes they even went as far as to Dale un jalón de oreja to Victor himself.
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Es tarde para ablandar habichelas
Used to say that the window of opportunity has closed or it is far too late to fix a mistake (in Dominican cooking, beans must be boiled for a long time to soften, so starting too late means they will not be ready for dinner).
A: If I had known she was going to get pregnant, I would have used condoms. B: Well man, forget about that, ya es tarde para ablandar habichuelas.
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Darle gusto al cuerpo
To indulge oneself or satisfy a physical craving, often referring to food, rest, or carnal pleasures.
It is easy to sin when you start to Darle gusto al cuerpo.
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Gurupela
A rope passed under a donkey's tail to secure its pack or saddle.
Papo's gurupela was disappearing into a hole in the ceiling.
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Gusarola
A regional term from the Cibao area for skin conditions characterized by loss of pigment, such as vitiligo or pinta disease. (Cibao is the northern region of the Dominican Republic where this specific slang is most common).
Gusarola is the worst skin disease there is.
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¡Qué hembrota!
A slang augmentative of the word for female, used to describe an exceptionally attractive or curvaceous woman. (In this context, the word for female is used to emphasize physical appeal).
Damn, ¡Qué hembrota! She is driving me crazy.
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Hipoteca
A useless person who is a heavy burden or a constant drain on others (the term literally means mortgage, comparing the individual to a long-term debt).
Her family says she is a hipoteca to them.
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Hipoteca
A useless person or a total drag. (The term uses the word for mortgage to describe someone who is a heavy burden or nuisance).
Soledad is a real hipoteca and very vulgar.
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