Caminar
To trick, hustle, or take advantage of someone.
I trusted him and he me caminó.
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Tag: caminar
Definitions tagged caminar in the street dictionary.
ArgentinaAndar a pincel.
To walk long distances or go on foot, typically because of a lack of transportation or money for fare.
Yesterday I went a pincel, I did not have any money.
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HondurasA pata
To walk a long distance on foot, to hoof it (pata is a slang term for foot, literally an animal hoof).
Yesterday I went a pata to school.
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saoco
saoco is a term used to describe rhythm, soul, or a contagious flavor in music and dance. Originally rooted in Afro-Puerto Rican traditions like Bomba and Plena (percussion-heavy musical styles with African roots), it refers to a unique swing or energy that makes people want to move. While younger generations use it more broadly, it traditionally describes a combination of musical rhythm, vocal style, and a sensual physical presence.
That orchestra has such saoco: that singer has incredible saoco: that girl has so much saoco when she walks: girl, you look amazing, I love your saoco.
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Puerto RicoRodarla
To bounce or roll out of a place, especially when you feel unwelcome or you have finished what you came to do.
"Hey, slim, let's rodarla because I have things to do" | "Ruédala, bro, it's late already"
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PanamáA pata
To travel somewhere by walking or on foot, instead of using a vehicle (literally: by paw).
Since their house was nearby, I went a pata.
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Perúmamado
Exhausted, worn out, or beat. The state of being completely spent after a major physical effort, particularly after exercising or walking a lot.
I was downtown all morning and I came back mamado.
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Venezuelaaguaje
1. The splash or ripple made by a fish tail or by people throwing water at each other. 2. Boasting, cockiness, or putting on airs. 3. A tough guy swagger or defiant walk, specifically the gait used by Abakua members to signal their status as men of respect (a secret Afro-Cuban fraternal society).
1. When you catch a fish and it thrashes against the surface, it makes an aguaje. 2. Kids splashing water at each other create an aguaje. 3. The way people talk when they are full of themselves without actually being anyone important. 4. The defiant walk of bullies and tough guys. People say: That guy walks with a massive aguaje.
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CubaA golpe de calcetín
To travel on foot or to hoof it. (Literally: by strike of the sock).
I do not have a car, so I have to go a golpe de calcetín.
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EspañaLa PUCMM
A place where daily hikes are the norm and there is a constant coming and going that exhausts you just moving from one classroom to another (An acronym for the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, a prestigious university in the Dominican Republic known for its very large, sprawling campus).
Damn, shit! Now we have to head to A2 at La PUCMM for English and this teacher who lets us out late, there is barely time to get out of Arquitorture... Look, here comes Laura! Maybe we can catch a ride with her! (NOTE: if you have classmates with a car, SUV, or whatever with four wheels, do not get stuck on foot and sweet-talk them, they will be your lifesaver. 100 percent guaranteed!)
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República DominicanaDodge Patas
A humorous way to refer to walking as one's mode of transport. (The term is a pun on the car brand Dodge and 'patas', a slang word for feet or legs.)
- Are you getting a ride home? - Yeah, in Dodge Patas.
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Ranear
To hoof it, trek, or walk long distances, especially when the travel is excessive or exhausting.
Damn, man, I have really raneado a lot in this life.
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Sabanear
To walk all over the place trying to find a specific location when you do not know the exact address. (Refers to the sabana, or savannah, suggesting the act of wandering through a large area to locate something).
Man, I spent the whole weekend sabaneando your house.
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Carrito de Don Fernando
A humorous way to say you are traveling on foot. It is the setup for a joke where the person says they are going a little while on foot and the rest walking, which are just two ways of saying the same thing. (The name Fernando is used because it rhymes with caminando, the Spanish word for walking).
- Man, you are going a long way, how are you getting there? I do not see your car. - Oh no, I am going in the Carrito de Don Fernando, a little bit on foot and the rest walking.
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Andar en el once
To travel on foot or walk. The expression refers to how a person's legs look like the number 11 when walking. (In the Dominican Republic, the public bus is called a guagua).
- Man, the bus left me, now I am going to have to walk more than a camel just to get to the next stop. - Uff man, doing that whole trek Andar en el once is not easy.
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