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Definitions tagged a in the street dictionary.

Boqueco

A person who talks non-stop without getting tired, or someone who is a big gossip.

She is a real Boqueco, she talks way too much and tells everyone's secrets.

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geosistema

The geosistema, or planet Earth, considered as a unit, is the set of biotic (biosphere), abiotic (lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere), and anthropic (society) entities. Constant interrelations between these cause qualitative and quantitative changes that characterize the Earth's structure. As a total material system, the geosistema is self-developing and exists in a state of relative dynamic equilibrium (this term is a standard part of the Peruvian geography curriculum used to describe the Earth as a complex, living system).

The geosistema is the planet Earth: biotic elements, abiotic elements.

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voy a mangar

To go out and score or get your hands on something, like money, a romantic interest, or an item, through hustle or by any means available.

I am voy a mangar money, a woman, an object, etc.

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ejido

An ejido is a piece of public land that is not cultivated, frequently owned by the government or a local municipality. In Mexico, it represents a specific type of communal landholding used for farming that is still active today (a system resulting from land reforms after the Mexican Revolution). In southern Spain, it describes shared areas used for threshing grain.

State owned ejido.

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pajarate

A term used by country folk or peasants to refer to their house. (In rural contexts, it typically describes a humble or rustic home).

My pajarate is very old and very big.

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Directionators

Fake fans of the popular boy band of the moment who only follow them to be trendy and do not actually like the music (The term was originally created to mock fake fans of the group One Direction).

These people are just directionators.

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prisma

A geometric solid formed by two identical, parallel, flat polygonal faces called bases, with as many rectangular faces as each base has sides.

a prisma is triangular if its bases are triangles; a prisma is pentagonal if its bases are pentagons

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sobrenatural

Refers to something that is fake or a made-up myth, just like the galipote, which is used to frighten children. (The galipote is a legendary shapeshifting creature in Dominican folklore used as a boogeyman).

Satan.

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chuchumeco

spoiled, rotten, or gone bad, usually describing food or drink that has started to ferment or decay.

chuchumeco lemon, fermented meat.

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cachudo

Someone whose partner is cheating on them (the term refers to the symbolic horns traditionally said to grow on the head of a person being betrayed).

You are a cachudo!!!

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UNNATEC

A university in Santo Domingo featuring modern classrooms equipped with audiovisual tools. It caters to individuals seeking self-improvement who cannot attend daily classes by offering a hybrid schedule. The facilities include air conditioning and large screens that replace traditional chalkboards. (UNNATEC is the Universidad Nacional Tecnologica).

UNNATEC is located at the corner of Dr. Delgado and Bolivar, Gazcue, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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mielda.

A phonetic variation of the word mierda (shit), mimicking how a child who cannot roll their R sounds would pronounce it.

This is worth mielda (said a child).

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wa

A term used to address or refer to a close friend. (In Dominican slang, it functions similarly to bro or homie and replaced the older slang term 9).

wa, come here and do me a favor. (It is like saying: what is up 9).

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crippy

Top-shelf marijuana grown in nurseries with meticulous care and artificial lighting. It is very expensive, costing up to a million pesos per pound. (In Colombia, this refers to high-potency hydroponic or indoor-grown weed).

You say it is great, but I have not tried that crippy yet.

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odisea

a shitty or difficult situation you find yourself in, or the daily struggle you live through every day.

Peru is an odisea.

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rebulera

a woman who lets herself be carried away by the bass: hyped up, intense, and acting wild (refers to the high-energy and often rowdy atmosphere of the reggaeton scene).

let's go rebulear at the club.

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maloca

A well-known interactive science and technology museum in Bogota (it is a major local landmark named after a traditional indigenous communal house).

That maloca is so cool.

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Inestable

A bilingual pun describing a table belonging to a woman named Ines, playing on the fact that the English word for mesa, table, combined with the name Ines sounds exactly like the Spanish word for unstable. (In Latin America, norteamericana usually refers specifically to the United States and its language, English).

Ines-Table (Ines's Table).

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Vadear

To cross a river or other deep body of water by wading through a ford or any spot where you can touch the bottom.

Going around

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chicas fresa

Superficial, preppy girls who use specific slang and tend to stick to their own social group (the term refers to people who are posh, high-maintenance, or stuck-up).

(like, I mean) (you are so irrelevant) (your boyfriend is a nobody)

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A

The first letter of the alphabet and the first of all vowels, meaning the first letter of the alphabet that was invented.

There is no need for an example for the letter A!

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tortola

A monster from the game Conquista 2.0 that everyone plays in Santiago and around the world, to the point that players skip meals to keep playing. (This refers to the Turtledove enemy in the MMORPG Conquer Online, which became a major gaming craze in the Dominican Republic).

Go kill some tortolas to level up, bro.

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implemento martingala

A piece of horse tack consisting of a strap or set of straps attached to the girth, passing between the animal's front legs, and connecting to the reins or bit. (This is a staple of Venezuelan coleo, a traditional sport where riders pull bulls to the ground by their tails).

They help ensure the horse does not raise its head too much and lose control.

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tolitario

A government that is tolerant or permissive toward its citizens (a malapropism likely confusing the words tolerant and totalitarian).

Rafael Leonidas Trujillo's government was not tolitario (Rafael Leonidas Trujillo was a dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961).

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kambumbo

A large plastic container or jug, usually a five-gallon water bottle or a large gallon drum used for liquids.

We have to fill the kambumbo before they shut off the water.

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Gato

A feline mammal that mostly eats homemade food if it is a house pet, and if it lives in areas with vegetation, it eats plants.

The Gato eats herbs and homemade food.

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a re

An expression used at the end of a sentence to indicate that the previous statement was a joke, an exaggeration, or nonsense. It functions like saying 'Just kidding' or 'Psych' to show the speaker is being sarcastic (the word 're' is a common Argentine intensifier, but here it marks irony).

I bought a car that talks, a re...

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el kata

el kata refers to a famous Dominican urban merengue artist, also known as a mambero, from the town of La Cienaga in Barahona (a province in the southwestern Dominican Republic). While the term technically comes from a Greek preposition meaning according to or down from, in local context it is used as the stage name for this performer, known for hits like Loca con su tiguere.

It cannot be used in Spanish with the same sense as the Greek preposition, we can only use el kata as a subject.

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Lourdes Rocha

A woman who is extremely attractive, specifically one with a very large or impressive backside. The term describes someone so hot she is overwhelming or heart-stopping. (Lourdes Rocha was a Spanish glamour model famous in the early 2000s for her physique).

Narrator: Definition: A girl who is smoking hot, who causes strokes, a girl with a hell of an ass, 'God, oh God' is the expression any man would use upon seeing a Lourdes Rocha.

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sombrío, a

(1) Describing a place with little light that is often in the shade: (2) Gloomy, dismal, or melancholy:

I cannot plant flowers in my yard because it is very sombrío. Today he is in a sombrío mood.

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sarrapastrosa

A derogatory term for a woman who is unkempt, disheveled, or wearing raggedy and dirty clothes; it describes someone who looks like a complete mess or a slob.

She showed up to the meeting looking all sarrapastrosa, with messy hair and a stained shirt.

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vERGANTÍN

A ship, usually two-masted, with yards hanging crosswise to the ship's longitudinal axis, the line from the bow to the stern. (This nautical term is a common pun in slang because it contains the word verga, a vulgar term for penis).

a boat

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filoteao

To act tough, aggressive, or to dress in a sharp street style. It describes carrying oneself with the attitude of a street-smart person who is ready for a confrontation (the terms bio and choro are Chilean slang for someone street-smart, tough, or bold).

get aggressive, get filoteao

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meztisaje

The mixing or blending of different races and cultures, specifically the historical fusion of European, African, and Indigenous ancestries that characterizes Latin American identity.

few countries have had a meztisaje as strong as Cuba.

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