Definitions tagged antiguo in the street dictionary.
A very remote or ancient time, long before anyone currently alive was born. (In Bolivia, this phrase refers to a period so distant that it precedes modern memory).
The guy you are dating is as old as the era of CACHAÑA.
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Old-fashioned or old-school. Refers to a conservative person who maintains the values, etiquette, or social customs of previous generations.
I know they are going to say I am chapado a la antigua, but I want them to come and ask for my daughter's hand in marriage.
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Relating to the three guarantees. (In Mexican history, this refers to the principles of Religion, Independence, and Unity that served as the foundation for the new nation).
The Army of the Three Guarantees, also called the Ejercito trigarante, was a military force active between 1820 and 1821 led by Agustin de Iturbide during the Mexican War of Independence.
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Used to describe someone or something that is extremely old (referring to the biblical figure Methuselah, who is said to have lived for 969 years).
The bench in the plaza is Más viejo que Matusalén.
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Refers to the distant past or the way things were a long time ago, similar to saying in the old days or back then.
In the antiguedad there was not as much pollution.
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A phrase used to indicate that something is extremely old or ancient. (The names refer to characters from a legendary, distant past.)
Son, that TV is from back when Cuca y Roquetán used to dance.
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A slang expression used to describe something as incredibly old or outdated. (The term racá refers to something from a very distant, ancient time.)
Dude, that car of yours is mas viejo que el racá!!
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Old, decrepit, or in crappy condition. It is used to describe objects that are falling apart or people who are very old and past their prime.
A 90 year old choto geezer. A Fiat 600 that is all choto.
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A bulky CRT computer monitor, nicknamed for its large size (cacón is a slang term derived from the word for big-headed).
He sent a cacona computer to get fixed and they told him he should just replace it.
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A slang term for an old man or an old-timer, often used to tease someone for being elderly. (The example uses a common Dominican hyperbole implying the person is so old they predate the stone construction of the iconic Monumento a los Heroes de la Restauracion in Santiago).
You are a viejuco from back in the days when the monument was made of wood.
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A derogatory term for a woman perceived as uncultured, rural, or backward (in Mexico, the name is associated with indigenous or rural stereotypes and used as an insult to imply someone is unrefined).
You are a lencha.
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An expression used to say that something or someone is ancient, outdated, or from way back in the day. (The name Cuca refers to a figure from the distant past, making the phrase equivalent to saying something is from the stone age.)
- Man, that car of yours is de cuando cuca bailaba. - My dad doesn't get me, it is just that he is de cuando cuca bailaba, he is a caveman.
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An expression used to describe something very old or from a long time ago (a reference to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii).
That is from the time of Pompeya.
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