Words and definitions Manny Solano has contributed to the street dictionary.
A drive-in love motel where couples go for privacy. (In the Dominican Republic, these establishments feature individual garages that close immediately after a car enters to hide the occupants' identity, hence the name which literally means car swallower).
Look, it looks like they are coming from the traga carro: she is wearing the exact same outfit she had on when she went out last night.
Automatically translated from Spanish
Doing things your own way, often with a bold, brazen, or stubborn attitude that ignores standard rules or logic.
A) That guy wants to do that business deal without money a lo cara de vaquero. B) That guy played dumb a lo cara de vaquero.
Automatically translated from Spanish
1. A person who brings bad luck or jinxes others. 2. A hex or a streak of bad luck (it refers to a persistent curse or jinx believed to be carried by a person or a situation).
1. Damn, this guy is a Fucu. 2. Dude, what a Fucu you have on you. Damn, you cannot catch a break: what a damn Fucu you have.
Automatically translated from Spanish
A demonic creature obtained through a pact with the devil to gain wealth, often in exchange for the life of the owner or a relative. In Dominican folklore, it is usually an animal kept on a farm or in a house to ensure prosperity.
That guy has a baca: every business deal works out for him.
Automatically translated from Spanish
A term for a wealthy young man who acts like a street-smart hustler or a smooth talker. It is a more refined way to call a rich kid a player or a black sheep, implying he has the same street smarts as someone from a lower class (in the Dominican Republic, tiguere refers to a street-smart hustler while palomo can mean a fool or a poseur).
A: The rich kid who uses street slang way above his social class. B: The guy who sweet-talks all the women and they all fall for it.
Automatically translated from Spanish
Esta página también está en español.
Leer en español
República Dominicana
Estados Unidos