Definitions tagged abusador in the street dictionary.
An expression used as an insult or a joke to describe someone as lazy, slow to act, socially awkward, or having too much nerve. (The term is a contraction of pedazo de gallo or piece of rooster, where gallo refers to someone who is clumsy or uncool.)
Who does this piazo e'gallo think he is? / Don't be such a piazo e'gallo, go and ask her out.
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A digital nuisance or obnoxious prankster who joins online groups to sabotage the shared values or core thinking of the community.
This troll is here to start trouble again. / Heads up, group admin, there is a troll around trying to annoy everyone (mosca is a local term for being alert).
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Used when someone crosses the line, is being unfair, or is trying to take advantage of a person or a situation. It describes behavior that is out of order, cheeky, or exploitative.
'Don't do that, te pasas de lanza.' 'With that price, te pasas de lanza.' 'You want to pasarte de lanza with the school project.'
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A term for a jerk or an asshole: someone who is mean, mocks others, or crosses the line.
Girl, you really are a plasta, how could you say that to Juan. / Dude, you were a total plasta to that girl.
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Someone who is sharp, clever, or quick-witted, but uses those skills to be opportunistic and take advantage of others or skip the rules. It describes a wise guy who thinks they are smarter than everyone else (often associated with the cultural idea of viveza criolla, where being cunning is used for personal gain).
You sure are a Vivo, give me my full change. / You really are a Vivo, put your name on the list and wait your turn like everyone else. / Don't try to be a Vivo with me, I know perfectly well that the job costs less than that.
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An extremely mean or inconsiderate person who takes advantage of others or behaves in a cruel way (In Venezuela, calling someone a rat is a standard way to label them a jerk or a scumbag).
Dude, que rata you are, don't you see this is a hospital and you shouldn't smoke! / Man, que rata, you went too far dude! How could you tie his shoes like that?
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A derogatory term for a street punk or hoodlum from a low-income urban area, characterized by a specific flashy style of dress and often associated with delinquency (in Venezuela, it is a synonym for Tuki, a subculture defined by its music and street aesthetic).
These fucking Wachiturros are so annoying. / Run, the Wachiturros are chasing us!
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A person, usually male, with a rough attitude or bad habits, recognizable by a specific urban style involving flashy clothing, piercings, and dyed hair (often associated with lower-income areas and a reputation for delinquency).
Watch out, the bus is full of tukis. / Look Juan, let's leave, those tukis are coming.
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Refers to a person with extreme street smarts or cunning, typically used in an excessive or unscrupulous way (tigueraje is a Dominican term for street-wise savvy that often involves bending rules).
That doctor is a leon, he charges the insurance for one person's medicine and uses it for three.
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Someone who is a constant pest or a total pain in the ass because they won't stop nagging or bothering you. (In the Dominican Republic, zozobra refers to a state of persistent annoyance or unease).
Stop being such a Zozobrista and let me work.
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A despicable, low-life, or contemptible person who is morally bankrupt.
Trujillo sure had some nerve renaming Santo Domingo to Ciudad Trujillo. What a canalla. (Referring to dictator Rafael Trujillo, who renamed the capital city after himself during his regime).
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1. A person who acts without thinking or behaves like a brute. 2. Someone who eats voraciously or with poor manners.
1. What an ANIMAL, so cool, he is a real tiger. 2. Damn, what an ANIMAL that guy is. Look at how he eats. (Apero is Dominican slang for cool or great, and tigre refers to a street-smart person).
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In public housing projects and street environments, this term refers to a uniformed police officer or a snitch. It is used for police who use excessive force or act corruptly, as they are seen as not following the law themselves. (The word is a regional pronunciation of 'puerco,' the Spanish word for pig).
You are a puelco, you told my mom what I did.
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An unfair matchup or a total blowout in a competition or fight where one side is extremely skilled and street-smart while the other is clueless. (In the Dominican Republic, a tiguere is someone who is savvy and cunning).
Any Dominican baseball team against the US All-Star team: that results in an abuso, man!
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An adult who likes to have sexual relations with underage boys or girls.
Juan is 23 years old and has sex with a 15 year old girl.
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A person who says or does something shockingly ignorant or foolish. It refers to someone who makes a massive blunder in basic knowledge or makes a bafflingly bad decision that leaves others stunned. (Juan Pablo Duarte is a founding father of the Dominican Republic.)
When a guy dumps a girl who is smoking hot, the other guy says, damn brother you really are a Bárvaro, that girl is so fine, if it were me I would have stayed with her. Or if someone says Juan Pablo Duarte discovered America, you have to say, man you are such a Bárvaro how can you say that, it was Christopher Columbus.
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A big shot who thinks he is the absolute best and acts like a legendary lady-killer. (The term matatan refers to a boss or alpha male).
The guy on the corner acts like a Gigoló, that loser tried to hit on me.
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A tough guy or shot-caller who commands respect and fear through a menacing appearance, typically used to describe the leader or boss of a prison block. (In Dominican prisons, a probo is an inmate who exerts authority and control over a specific area or group of prisoners).
-Damn man, that guy looks scary as hell! -For real, he looks like a probo.
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Rafael Leonidas Trujillo was a total scumbag who terrorized the Dominican Republic for 31 years. Even though he boosted the economy and social security, the guy was the devil himself. He murdered a ton of people, including the unjust massacre of Haitians, wanted to screw every hot girl he saw on the street before dumping them off as wives for some military officer, and would seize anyone's property just to make a ranch for himself or give it to some moron friend. Thank God there are men with balls in this country, justice was served on May 30, 1961, when a group of badasses with bigger nuts than King Kong gunned him down, leaving him full of holes like a strainer. (May 30 is the anniversary of the dictator's assassination, marking the end of the regime).
The biggest and most obnoxious dictator to ever pass through the DR, who had a few fancy mansions in San Cristobal, the most famous one known as El Cerro.
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