Los Indios
A slang term for the police during the 1970s (specifically referring to a repressive tactical unit during the Joaquin Balaguer administration).
Here come Los Indios! Run for it!
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Tag: balaguer
Definitions tagged balaguer in the street dictionary.
República DominicanaBanderita
A type of public transport bus used in the Dominican Republic during the late 1980s and mid-1990s. They were nicknamed this because they were painted in the colors of the Dominican flag. The bus system eventually collapsed due to government corruption (referring to the administration of President Joaquin Balaguer).
-- Hey man, move your hand because I am going to pull over right there, and do not slam the door on me. -- WATCH OUT FOR THE BANDERITA!
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DDT
A weekly political humor magazine (and later general humor) published in the mid-1990s by Huchi Lora and Freddy Beras Goico. It featured satirical poems, caricatures, and parody ads, as well as recurring humor columns. It was a major platform for many of the most famous Dominican comedians and cartoonists of the era. (Freddy Beras Goico and Huchi Lora are legendary figures in Dominican media).
DDT cost 10 pesos and then it cost 15.
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Amable Aristy
Simply, the president of the poor (a nickname for Amable Aristy Castro, a long-time Dominican politician famous for his populist style and distributing cash and goods to the public).
On May 16, everyone vote for the president of the poor, Amable Aristy, so we can have more security, an affordable food basket, and a civilized country with justice for all.
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