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Tag: atra-atra

Definitions tagged atra-atra in the street dictionary.

Tu ta atractivo

A sarcastic pun used to describe someone who is pathetic, broke, or completely out of touch. It sounds like the word for attractive, but it is actually used to say someone is atras (behind), meaning they are at the end of the line or in a bad situation.

Listen man, get off my back, tu ta atractivo!

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En mala

Describes someone who is completely broke or in a very bad financial situation, lacking even the pocket change for a public taxi (the concho is the local shared transportation).

Girl, the guy told me we couldn't go to the picalonga (a street food stall) because he is en mala.

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Tu Ta Mochila

A person who is always lagging behind, has no game, or is generally useless. It refers to someone who is out of the loop or lacks the skills to be taken seriously.

A: Yo Manuel, this guy started rapping. B: Don't pay him any mind bro, that guy is Tu Ta Mochila.

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Tu ta borra

It describes a person who is worn out or physically flat, specifically referring to someone whose body parts lack definition as if they have been erased (a contraction of the Spanish word borrada).

Your butt is ta borra.

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En Alta

1. Describes someone who is on top of their game, looking flashy, or has significant money and status. 2. Describes someone who is extremely drunk or wasted. (A yipeton or yipeta is a large SUV, a common symbol of wealth in the Dominican Republic).

1. Look at that guy in that big SUV, he is En Alta, he is doing great. 2. Man, did you see Daniel? He is En Alta, he is drunk as hell.

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Atra

Used to describe someone who is broke or in a bad financial situation. It is also used when a woman looks unattractive or unkempt. (Short for atrás, meaning behind).

If you do not have money to go out or buy something, you are Atra.

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