A person or thing that has nobody looking out for them, leading everyone to push them around and blame them for every misfortune. It describes a classic scapegoat who is unfairly accused of everything from neighborhood thefts to bad luck in sports. (In Dominican culture, Machepa represents the poor and marginalized who have no power or protection).
A: Damn it, the police took me in yesterday, claiming I stole a salami when I did not do it. B: Man, you are just a Hijo De Machepa, every bad thing that happens gets pinned on you.
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Define it yourselfA vulgar insult used to describe a contemptible, annoying, or stupid person. It literally translates to cocksucker, combining the verb to suck with ñema (Dominican slang for the glans or head of the penis).
Who is the mamañema with the music so loud!
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Define it yourselfAn abbreviation for one of the most common vulgarities used in the Dominican Republic, mamaguevo (literally, cocksucker). It is used as a heavy insult for a person who is contemptible, annoying, or a jerk.
You are nothing but a MMG. Leave me alone.
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Define it yourselfA ride-or-die or a loyal, genuine friend who is always there to support you.
He helped me get out of a mess: he is gotti gotti.
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Define it yourselfA term used to describe getting the absolute best result, profit, or enjoyment out of any situation. It implies successfully obtaining or experiencing something top-tier, essentially hitting the jackpot in terms of fun or quality. (In Costa Rican slang, while yuca is a common root vegetable, this phrase describes someone who lucks into the best part of a deal or situation).
Once at the Puntarenas carnivals, a mae who had been drinking guaro all day got the munchies late in the afternoon. The mae was flat broke, so he started scrounging and gathered fifteen hundred cañas to buy a vigoron (a dish of yuca and pork rinds); by the way, the vigoron cost a rojo. He gets to the lady and asks for extra pork rinds, telling her: put 500 more on there. They give him the vigoron loaded with pork rinds and on his second step, he trips and faceplants, landing flat on his stomach while the vigoron scatters all over the street. Just as the tapis is recovering from that massive wipeout, a dog shows up to scarf down... (what do you think he was going to eat? the cabbage?) the pork rinds, of course, and he come yuca.
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Define it yourselfA common informal greeting used to ask how someone is doing, what is happening, or the status of a situation. It is the Dominican equivalent of what is up or what is going on. (It is a phonetic contraction of the phrase que lo que).
klk my brother, klk bro. Both meaning: How are you, brother? How is it going, brother?
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Define it yourselfA versatile exclamation used by Puerto Ricans to celebrate, complain, release stress, or express intense emotion. It functions as an all-purpose swear word or shout of triumph (Boricua is a colloquial term for someone from Puerto Rico).
If you win a game and celebrate: 'That is it, PUÑETA!' If you hurt yourself and shout: 'PUÑETA, that hurts!' When something is not working out: 'Not one PUÑETA thing is going right.' Or to vent stress or anger, shouting it at the top of your lungs: 'PUÑETA!'
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Define it yourselfA term for a Dominican person or something originating from the Dominican Republic. It is derived from Quisqueya, the name the indigenous Taino people used for the island of Hispaniola.
For example, the names Haiti, Hispaniola, and Quisqueya have been used, and the one that remains today is Santo Domingo.
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