Definitions tagged argot in the street dictionary.
Shame or embarrassment. It is used to describe feeling humiliated or cringey (it stems from Caló, the language of the Romani people in Spain).
Yesterday I fell down in front of the guy I like. What a lache!
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Slang that originated in the Rio de la Plata region at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. It is generally associated with tango lyrics (the Rio de la Plata is the estuary area including Buenos Aires and Montevideo).
Argentines speak in Lunfardo without even realizing it.
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A way of speaking that involves reversing the syllables of a word, sometimes dropping letters to make them easier to pronounce. It originated in South America (mainly the River Plate region) as a secret jargon, a way to build local rapport, or to add rhythm to poetry and song lyrics. While it is less common today, several terms remain part of daily life. (The word itself is a reversal of the Spanish word reves, meaning reverse).
Arafue: Outside; Bolonqui: A mess; Rrope: Dog; Cheboli: Nightclub; Nami: Woman; Rebaca or Bareca: Brothel.
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In Dominican urban slang, demagogia or the shortened dema refers to envy or being a hater. It also describes the act of sweet-talking or selling people a pipe dream to win their support, a tactic used by both politicians and street artists.
'I am going to plant cassava in the 27th of February tunnel' (a major expressway tunnel in Santo Domingo) : Hipolito Mejia. 'I am going to provide for all the single mothers' : Danilo Medina. (Both quotes are attributed to former Dominican presidents).
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An intensifier used to amplify a statement to extreme proportions, making it sound massive or overwhelming. It is frequently heard when talking about money, debts, or reacting to extreme situations, whether exceptionally good or bad. It is reserved for high impact scenarios rather than ordinary events. (Adding extra R sounds like querrr diablo is common in the southern region of the Dominican Republic to add even more emphasis).
That kid is more annoying than Diablo! Man, I owe more money than Diablo! I am drunker than Diablo!
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An alcoholic drink (typical of Cordoba) consisting of a fifty-fifty mix of sweet Pedro Ximenez wine and dry white Fino wine. The name is a phonetic adaptation of the English phrase fifty-fifty. It is usually served chilled in a small, tall glass.
Waiter, please bring a cold fiti fiti and a Coke.
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Unique words and expressions specific to people from the Dominican Republic. The majority of these terms are influenced by the various cultures that visit the island or originate from neighboring nations.
Some Dominicanismos: alante alante, tu ta cloro, prrrrre (an ad-lib by the reggaeton artist Arcangel), and pedales.
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A website that functions as a dictionary of Spanish slang and jargon where the users are the ones who write and edit the content, similar to a wiki. The dictionary covers the 22-plus countries where Spanish is one of the primary languages.
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