Words and definitions FAUSTINO PÉREZ has contributed to the street dictionary.
To leave someone alone, stop bothering them, or to let something go. The phrase is a metaphor taken from kite flying, referring to the moment a kite is released or its string is cut, allowing it to fly away untethered (in the Dominican Republic, kite fighting is common, where players use blades on kite tails to cut an opponent's line).
Suéltame en banda and do not bother me anymore.
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A belly, gut, or a protruding midsection. It is commonly used to refer to a beer belly or a pregnancy bump.
- What's with that BAYULLA you've got lately? - Button your suit jacket properly, your BAYULLA is showing.
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A poor man's shrimp (a humorous nickname for macaroni or pasta, highlighting its status as a cheap and filling staple food).
Last night we ate a ton of MACARRONES.
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1. Flat-chested or having very small breasts (this is a pun on the phrase sin tetas, meaning without tits). 2. A woman who looks plastic, artificial, or like a high-fashion model.
It had been a long time since I saw a woman so Sintética!
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An old revolver, a clunky handgun, or an outdated firearm, often used to describe a piece of junk gun.
Where are you going with that cachafú?
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A slang, often vulgar term for a woman who is well-endowed or has very large breasts, whether natural or surgical. It is a pun combining the words pecho (chest) and personalidad (personality).
The thing is she has so much pechonalidad, she is going to fall flat on her face.
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Describes a place that is fully stocked or has everything you need. It is also used to describe a woman who is very attractive and curvy, implying she has it all in the right places. (In Dominican slang, to is a shortened version of todo, meaning everything).
1. I like going to that spot because it is full de to. 2. That girl is full de to.
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A phonetic contraction of the phrase (como es). It is a colloquial way to ask what the deal is, what is happening, or to say (what is up).
¿Comué the deal, are you leaving or not?
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A contraction of the phrase de una vez, meaning immediately, right away, or right now. (This reflects the common Dominican practice of shortening and merging words in fast speech).
Let's go over there diunavé.
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A phonetic contraction of the phrase vas a estar tú, literally meaning you are going to be. It is used to confront someone who is repeating an annoying behavior or starting up with a specific complaint again, similar to saying here you go again or are you really going to start with that?.
...and VATATÚ with that crap now?
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A lazy, useless, or foolish person. Used to describe someone who is a total slacker, a good-for-nothing, or a spineless pushover.
That guy is a bolsípeta, his wife left him for another man.
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A slang term for having sex, often used in a playful or rhythmic way.
Baby, let's do the chiqui chiqui.
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A humorous acronym (Dominican Association of Snack-Lovers) for freeloaders who crash events like weddings, embassy receptions, and book launches just to mooch free hors d'oeuvres (picaderas). These opportunists also scavenge souvenirs and gifts to sell or trade later.
The ASODOPICA hustlers have already arrived.
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