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Also known as a tongue-lashing, this is a massive scolding or verbal beatdown. After a Pelelengua, there is nothing left to do but stay quiet and get out of there. It is famously given by parents to their children.
Every single one of us has dealt with a good Pelelengua at 3 in the morning when, while trying to sneak into the house without waking our parents, you find that your mom or dad was waiting up for you.
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A harsh scolding or a tongue-lashing. It is a verbal dressing-down where the person doing the yelling is usually worked up or furious about a specific situation.
She gave her husband a Pelelengua because he has a mistress.
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A severe verbal beatdown or an intense tongue-lashing where someone is systematically insulted. It is so humiliating that the victim is usually left speechless, shaking, and crying from shame (in the Dominican Republic, a pela refers to a physical beating or spanking).
They gave him a pelelengua for being so disrespectful.
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