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A popular slang term for the one-colon coin, the currency used in El Salvador before the country adopted the US dollar in 2001. It was used as a humorous nickname in everyday speech (the word literally means mother-in-law).
Lend me a suegra to make up my fare, the bus is pulling up now.
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A meddling mother-in-law who spends her free time interfering in other people's lives and giving unsolicited opinions. She is a hypercritical person who always thinks she is right and belittles her children's partners based on her own past experiences.
I am fed up with the suegra and her comments about how food tasted better in her day and that I do not know how to cook for her daughter.
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Describes someone who is usually grumpy, annoying, or messy and becomes the constant target of group teasing, but is nonetheless a valued friend (the term draws on the stereotype of a difficult mother-in-law).
Even though the chubby guy is such a suegra and is always complaining about everything, we still invite him to the BBQs because we are fond of him.
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An ironic expression comparing the mother of one's partner to a celestial body, implying that her presence is much more pleasant when kept at a significant distance. It is used to suggest that the relationship works better the less she involves herself in the couple's daily life.
I would rather stay living down south and not move to the city, because my Suegra is like a star: the further away she is, the more I love her.
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A sarcastic term for a girlfriend's mother, portraying her as the legal owner of her daughter. It describes a messy situation where the mother might even fall for the boyfriend herself (in this context, the mother-in-law is often stereotyped as an overbearing or meddling figure).
That boy is way too much of a hustler for you, my daughter... but not for me. Lol, it is not funny but I had to give an example.
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Pure hell for men, specifically your girlfriend's mother (often depicted as a difficult or controlling figure).
My Suegra is mean as fuck, your Suegra is even more of a pain in the ass!
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A colloquial nickname in Lunfardo for a woman who practices witchcraft or fortune-telling. It is used to refer to a witch or someone who claims to have psychic abilities (Lunfardo is the slang dialect of the Rio de la Plata region, primarily Buenos Aires).
That suegra who works around the corner read my cards and told me I was going to do well on the exam.
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A slang term for the madam or woman who runs a brothel. (In standard Spanish, this word literally means mother-in-law).
I heard the suegra who runs that brothel on the corner is pretty tough with the customers.
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Used in a cocky and sometimes vulgar way to refer to the mother of a girl you are interested in, implying she will facilitate a hookup or hand her daughter over. (In Argentina, using this term is a bold way to address a potential mother in law before any relationship exists to show interest in the daughter).
Julieta's mom is looking good, I hope she acts like a good suegra and helps me out with her daughter.
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A colloquial term for a folk healer or curandera who treats ailments using prayers or traditional methods. She is the person people visit to cure the evil eye or empacho, a traditional Argentine digestive ailment. (Common folk treatments include 'tirar el cuerito', pulling the skin on the spine, or 'medir la cinta', measuring the body with a ribbon.)
My stomach hurts a lot and nothing is making it go away, so I am going to see the suegra to have her measure the ribbon.
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The woman that men have to put up with when they have a girlfriend, specifically the girlfriend's mother.
The Suegra gives me a real headache.
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A total devil, referring to a mother-in-law who ruins your relationship by constantly spying on you and getting you in trouble with your girl.
Damn bro, that fucking Suegra ruined everything for me.
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