Definitions tagged algo in the street dictionary.
An undefined or unknown object, equivalent to a thingamajig or doohickey. It is often used in hardware stores or spare parts shops when the speaker does not know the technical name of a tool or component.
We need to replace the chirimbolo on the toilet.
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a person who is completely motionless, lazy, or unresponsive, someone who lacks any energy or initiative.
He is a ser inerte, he just stays there like a wall.
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A street slang contraction used to ask what something is or to express confusion about something unknown (it is a phonetic mashup of the phrase ¿Qué es eso?).
Quejeso?
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To mark, indicate, or point something out. This specific form uses an attached pronoun, which is common in older literary Spanish to describe something being noted or standing out.
The year 1866 señalose.
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A term, usually derogatory, referring to people of mixed-race or indigenous heritage, or those with indigenous physical features. (In Mexico, it often specifically identifies a subculture of urban youth associated with street gangs and a distinct style of dress).
A Cholo is a combination of races.
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A phonetic contraction of the question 'que es eso' (what is that), used when encountering something strange or unknown (it reflects the rapid, clipped speech common in the Dominican Republic).
Quejeso, man?
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A non-existent body part used as a generic placeholder for the back, neck, or tailbone, almost always in the context of a threat or a physical beating.
I am going to break your ciquitrilla. I bet I ciquitrilleo you.
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