Definitions tagged amet in the street dictionary.
A trafico is a traffic cop or a transit police officer. (In the Dominican Republic, these officers are known for manually directing vehicle flow at busy intersections).
Thanks to the trafico we got back from the trip early.
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A sudden and reckless lane change right in front of another driver, or swerving across multiple lanes at once (the term likens the sharp, diagonal maneuver to the way a triangular pastelito, or savory turnover, is cut).
Look at that kamikaze biker doing a corte de pastelito, then they show up on the news claiming the accident supposedly wasn't their fault.
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A beast or animal, a pejorative term for a traffic officer sarcastically described as an expert at creating traffic jams. (AMET was the former Metropolitan Transport Authority in the Dominican Republic, now officially DIGESETT, often criticized for causing gridlock when manually directing traffic).
a) The damn AMET stops right in front of you on his motorcycle just because some big shot is coming through. b) He lets only one lane go and then they all get stuck in the middle of the intersection.
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A so-called traffic cop who causes more gridlock than they fix, ignores violations committed by public transit drivers, and teams up with other officers to intimidate anyone who talks back to them. (AMET was the former name of the traffic police in the Dominican Republic, now known as DIGESETT).
Take a drive down 27 de Febrero avenue to see a whole parade of AMETmao.
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Someone who spends their time trying to get theirs by mugging people, lacks any education or common sense, and is highly dangerous. (In the Dominican Republic, this refers to aggressive street thugs).
These Militar think they are more dangerous than Bin Laden himself with a grenade inside a crowded shopping mall.
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