Definitions tagged bultero in the street dictionary.
Someone who fronts or puts on an act to hide that they are broke, pretending to have money or status. (Terms like bulto or paquete refer to this behavior of faking wealth or importance).
My man, come on down, we got it all! We are on that Moet level, what is up! You for real? Moet level and you showed up on a motorcycle taxi, stop your cool Mediante act.
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A person who is all talk, constantly bragging about big plans or projects they have no way of achieving just to get attention. A bullshitter who lies about their status or future successes to make themselves look good in front of others.
That is what he gets for being a proyetero.
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A cocky or pretentious person who likes to show off their looks or brag about their accomplishments.
That guy is a frescolino.
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A person who loves making big plans and projects but lacks the resources or skills to follow through. A proyetero sells pipe dreams that only they believe.
I am going to buy a car next month without having a cent. He talks about being with the hottest person in the neighborhood without having the right look, and yet he keeps on saying it.
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Someone who acts like a big shot or shows off things they do not actually own. It describes a poser who exaggerates their own importance or qualities to impress those around them.
Look at that fantoche showing off stuff that does not belong to him.
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An expression used to call someone a phoney, a liar, or someone who is all talk. It comes from the phrase (hacer bulto), meaning to take up space, which originally referred to 1970s and 80s government officials who would stand behind a leader during press conferences just to be seen and show fake loyalty. (In the Dominican Republic, this tactic was used by officials of the Reformista party to catch the eye of their superiors and climb the political ladder).
Pedro keeps promising things and then never follows through. That guy is such a bultero!
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Short for ma palomo (more of a sucker). It describes a poser who tries to act cool or like a player but fails and looks like a total loser. (A palomo is a Dominican slang term for a naive person who lacks street smarts).
Robert, Aluis, and Jeremy are the Mapa.
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Refers to the runaround or stalling tactics someone uses when they owe money and refuse to pay. A fake-out move used by street-smart guys (in the Caribbean, 'tigres' refers to street-smart or cunning individuals).
Don't give me any amaraco so I don't break you. Give me my money, don't give me any amaraco.
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Someone who constantly brags or shows off material goods to impress others, even if the items are borrowed or they are just posing. They are essentially a front or a fake show-off. (In the Caribbean, this type of person is often called a bultero).
That Dominican guy is such a Fantamoso.
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A person who pulls out their gun just to show it off instead of firing it, used to describe someone who is all talk or acts tough without backing it up.
Your mother is a panguela.
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A person who talks nonsense, lies, or tells tall tales to impress others. It describes a big talker or a bullshitter who says stupid things.
I went out with three hot babes (models) last night. Turns out the guy is flat broke. I went to Paris last weekend.
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A show-off, poser, or someone who is all talk. It refers to a person who puts on an act to impress others despite having nothing to back it up. (Derived from the English word show).
They claim to be something they are not. What a SHOUSERO!
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A guy who is always waiting for something that will never happen, a bullshitter who sells people on fantasies.
Listen to this soñador: I have a project worth thousands and thousands of dollars, and then he asks you for money for a fria (a very cold beer).
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A poser or a show-off. Someone who talks big but never follows through, or who tries to act like they have more money or status than they really do.
Look at that guy with those chains acting like he is all that, what a paketero.
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In Madrid, a term for someone who constantly and unnecessarily brags about their romantic or sexual conquests.
1. Don't be an Elales. 2. I was with Pepe the other day, who hooked up with someone yesterday, and he wouldn't stop being an Elales.
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1. A stuck-up or pretentious person who makes an annoying and vain show of being smart or cultured, whether they actually are or not. 2. (Old-fashioned) A private tutor who visited homes to teach grammar to children.
1. That guy is such a Pedante, who does he think he is? The owner of the world? 2. The Pedante is coming today to give you lessons.
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The most naive and foolish kind of person, though a good person, who is obsessed with his bike (slang for a woman or girlfriend) and never gets off her.
A: Hey William, what are you doing? B: I am with Rosy... A: Hey, but that is not your bike! Why are you putting the... screw in so hard!
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A woman who talks a big game and claims she is down for anything, but backs out or flakes when it is time to actually do it (In the Dominican Republic, the term is derived from bulto, which refers to putting on a front or faking intentions).
A: What is up, is today still happening? B: No, I cannot (Klk is a ubiquitous Dominican greeting used to ask what is going on).
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A person who is a show-off or a big talker who acts in an exaggerated way to get attention (related to the Dominican slang term bulto, meaning to put up a front or create hype).
You really are an aguajero, you always have to put on a show just to catch the ball.
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To put on a front or bluff about status or qualities you do not actually possess, usually to feed your ego or impress others through vanity.
When you say, 'my car is better than yours,' but the car actually belongs to your brother-in-law. You show it off as your own just to allantar. Someone who does this is usually called an allantoso or an aguajero.
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