A term derived from a mispronunciation of the English phrase party watcher. It refers to the 1916 US military occupation when local men were reportedly allowed into dances only to watch while soldiers danced with their female companions. It describes someone who is clueless, spineless, or slow on the uptake. (Refers to the 1916 US occupation of the Dominican Republic).
What a Pariguayo-amemao-lelo-lento, the American is dancing with his girlfriend and he is just watching from the sidelines. But go talk to that woman who is staring at you so much, don't be a Pariguayo-amemao-lelo-lento, go win her over!
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Describes a person who looks or acts like a complete idiot, a simpleton, or someone who is totally spaced out. (Cultural note: The term implies the person is soft in the head, like an overripe mamey fruit).
When someone is talking to another person who just stands there staring as if they are in a trance, they have a cara de amemao.
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A foolish, dimwitted person who is always spaced out. Everything they do goes wrong, and they simply laugh at their own stupidity. (In the Dominican Republic, amemao describes someone who is slow or dazed).
Juanito, bring me 30 pesos of repollo and he brings back beef and chicken instead (the word for cabbage, repollo, sounds like res y pollo).
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A sucker or a loser who is easily fooled and always ends up on the losing side of things. (In the Dominican Republic, it is widely believed to come from the English phrase party watcher, referring to someone who lacks the guts or street smarts to join the action).
Pedro finds 20 pesos and, like a pariguallo, he gives it to the police.
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A person who is an extreme or persistent overgrown child, someone who refuses to grow up or act their age.
A 25 year old woman who has a room full of Winnie the Pooh and Hello Kitty stuffed animals and likes Disney movies is a mangansonasa.
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A sluggish, listless person who is slow at everything they do, looks dim-witted, and constantly messes up.
You could not do it, you really are a coñeme.
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A man who is a wimp or a mama's boy, lacks guts, and gets easily scared or overwhelmed by anything.
Quico from El Chavo del Ocho is a total Acoñao. (Quico is a character from a famous Mexican sitcom known for being spoiled and a crybaby).
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A clumsy, simple-minded, or naive person.
That guy is a total camatron.
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A guy who says nothing and has no presence, usually scrawny and lacking any energy or personality. It refers to a person who is a total zero or a non-entity.
You do not know him, he is just a carajo a la vela.
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A person who is slow to react, lacks initiative, or seems spaced out when they need to act.
That girl was crazy about him, but he didn't win her over because he's an apleplao.
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A person considered inferior or a nobody, especially someone you avoid talking to because you feel they lack class or social status. (In the Dominican Republic, this is used to belittle someone as being beneath your social level).
Man, I do not want to hang out with you, you are a pisa paja.
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A slang portmanteau used to call someone both stupid and moronic at the same time.
A: Hey, how are you, tarupido? B: What's up, stupid. (Klk is a common Dominican greeting meaning what is up).
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A term for a stupid or useless person who cannot do anything right (In the Dominican Republic, this is a vulgar term that literally refers to the glans of the penis).
Damn, this guy is a real ñema.
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A contraction of 'ma' pendejo' (the biggest fool). It refers to someone who is a total loser, a fall guy who gets blamed for everything, or someone who is extremely naive (in the Dominican Republic, 'pendejo' refers to a fool rather than an asshole).
1. He is a mape because everything that goes wrong gets pinned on him. 2. She is the mape because she is totally clueless (referring to her being sexually naive).
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A small penis that is nevertheless effective or gets the job done. (AMET refers to the Dominican traffic police, who use their whistles to stop traffic flow).
That guy has a pitico de amet but he knows how to use it well.
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A weak-willed man, a pushover, or someone who lacks a backbone.
That Guebon Manuel is being cheated on.
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Someone who is always daydreaming, disconnected, or caught off guard. An airhead or space cadet who lacks focus on what is happening around them.
That Hector is such a boca abierta, he let someone steal his girlfriend.
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A wordplay used to tease a friend who is being too slow or hesitant to approach women at a party. (The word sounds like ta lento, a shortened version of esta lento, which means you are slow).
A: Man, we have been here for like two hours and I have not seen you talk to a single girl yet, dude, your Talento.
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A squad of supposedly serious cops and guards who never cut you any slack or take excuses. The rookies are the quickest to slap you with a ticket. You never see them actually directing traffic, only handing out fines and causing gridlock, and now they have a chief named Maluf. They are like extremists. (AMET was the former Metropolitan Transit Authority in the Dominican Republic, known for being uncompromisingly strict).
You ran the red light. But officer, you didn't see that cargo truck? It blocked my view of the light. Let me see your license. 880.00 plus the classes that are nothing but a massive scolding.
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A young guy without ambition who does everything like a fool, lacks drive, and is usually lazy. If he is even worse than a guanajo, meaning he is a lazy man-child, he is called a guanabaso, which implies he is beyond help and dumber than a donkey. (In the Caribbean, guanajo is the word for turkey, used to describe someone slow or gullible).
(Talking to a 20 year old) Hey Mario, let's go out, what are you doing there man? No, I'm not into girls right now, I have to update my MySpace.
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A person who is thick-headed or slow on the uptake, failing to understand or process what someone tells them (the term literally means Hungarian, implying the person is acting as if they do not speak the local language).
A: Buddy, don't touch that, it might fall. (the guy keeps touching the thing). A: Buddy, look, are you an Ungaro, huh? I already told you to leave that alone.
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Something lame, tasteless, or boring that fails to be funny. (La Opcion de las Doce was a popular Dominican comedy variety show).
When someone tells you a bad joke and you do not laugh, that is a chiste sangano, just like the jokes on La Opcion de las Doce.
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A term for someone who is incredibly thick or dumber than a bag of rocks. It refers to people who are such idiots or so slow that they seem like they lack basic mental capacity (in the Dominican Republic, it usually describes a grown man who acts like a big, lazy child).
A guy who has four kids and a job as a truck driver, yet he is out in his yard playing marbles with the neighborhood kids like a total Manganson.
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Adjective. Used to describe someone who goes to a party but does not dance, instead just standing around watching others enjoy themselves. It refers to a person who is socially awkward, slow, or a wimp. (Cultural note: This term is widely believed to be a Dominican adaptation of the English phrase party watcher, used by U.S. soldiers during the military occupation of the Dominican Republic.)
Look at this pariguayo acting like a fool in love and he won't say a thing to that woman.
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A person who is so stupid or clumsy that they cannot do anything right (literally a yam, implying someone is thickheaded).
This guy does not know how to do anything, what a ñame!
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A slang term for someone who is dim-witted, slow, or acting like a doofus. (It describes a person who seems spacey or lacks mental alertness).
That kid is so añemao. Pay attention to what you are doing!
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Used to describe something or someone as stupid, corny, or childish.
Dude, stop playing Nintendo, that stuff is so charlie.
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A naive and slow-witted person who is easily fooled. It typically refers to a man who lacks street smarts or social confidence, causing him to miss out on romantic opportunities because bolder people get ahead of him (in Spanish, the word literally means pigeon).
Don't be a palomo Luis, ask that girl to be your girlfriend, she is into you too.
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A pushover or a puppet; someone with no backbone who is easily controlled and manipulated by others to do their bidding.
Luis is a monigote, he does everything Carlos tells him.
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1. A sucker or a pushover who everyone messes with. 2. A person of brown or mixed-race complexion, used as a polite alternative to the word black. (In the Dominican Republic, this is a standard skin color classification used on official documents.)
1. Keep acting like an idiot, anyone can treat you like an Indio. 2. I am Indio colored with brown eyes and black hair.
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In the Dominican Republic, a Pariguayo is a derogatory term for a dork, a loser, or someone totally out of the loop. It describes someone who lacks street smarts, misses obvious opportunities, or is just painfully uncool and basic.
A Pariguayo is that guy who wears thick coke-bottle glasses and fixes the broken frame with tape: the one who parts his hair right down the middle: the guy who gets blamed for every prank at school because he is the one who gets left behind: the one who gets drunk off a single beer: or that guy who is your best friend and likes you but never dares to say anything.
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A person who sticks around or stands in the middle of a couple while they are kissing or showing affection: a third wheel.
- What is that girl doing in between those two who are kissing? - She is being a total Aguanta Gorro.
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