Canica
A playing marble used to flick or shoot at others during a game. (Pipiar refers to the specific thumb-flicking technique used in Colombia to launch the marble.)
Hey, I already flicked your Canica, bro.
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Tag: canica
Definitions tagged canica in the street dictionary.
Colombialazo
In the game of marbles, the boundary line that marks the edge of the playing area. (Bolita is a traditional street game played with marbles).
You threw the marble and it went out to the lazo.
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Argentinaunita
In the game of marbles, a situation where two marbles land touching each other. They must be tossed into the air to separate them and let them fall randomly back onto the field.
- They ended up unita but there was no hit.
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Opi
In the game of marbles, the small hole dug in the ground where players aim to land their marbles.
I already made it into the opi, now I just need the three hits.
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Quema
In the game of marbles, a hit where one marble strikes another (bolita is a traditional game of marbles in Argentina).
Let's play to three quemas. I have two, one more and I win.
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Quedi
In the game of marbles, the practice of placing your foot behind a marble to act as a backstop so the opponent's shot rebounds off it. (Bolita is a traditional street game played with glass marbles in Argentina).
Wait a second! I want quedi! : But we said we were playing without quedi.
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boloncho
A large-sized marble.
the boloncho is way bigger than a regular marble.
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Belluga
A marble, the small glass ball used in children's games.
The kids are over there playing bellugas on the sidewalk.
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República Dominicanatacuelo
A sharp smack or flick delivered using a marble as a projectile. It is typically a penalty given to the person who comes in last in a game of hoyito (a traditional street game played by flicking marbles into a small hole in the ground).
They gave me a tacuelo so hard even my soul got swollen!
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