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Gatillo Alegre

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Gatillo Alegre

Hitmen or killers who do it for a living, typically referring to police officers known for being trigger-happy or carrying out extrajudicial executions. (In the Dominican Republic, it often describes cops who take the law into their own hands.)

They killed Jose Luis yesterday right after he got out of prison, you know that was just some gatillo alegre from the police.

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Gatillo Alegre

A person who pulls their gun and fires shots into the air the moment the slightest fight or brawl breaks out. (A 'rebú' is a Dominican term for a loud, chaotic fight).

- Josefa, Luis and Pedro were about to go at it yesterday but Joselo and Severo showed up right away and fired off some shots to break them up. - Oh, man, those two are always being gatillos alegres.

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby AnónimoWord of the day · November 13, 2008

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