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Tag: chicle

Definitions tagged chicle in the street dictionary.

JUNTA

Refers to the crowd or specific person someone spends time with. It is typically used in a negative way to imply bad company or a bad influence.

I do not like that JUNTA of yours, son. / Look at the JUNTA Adrian has now.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

PEGOSTE

A clinger or someone who constantly follows another person around, often becoming annoying because they do not give the other person any privacy or personal space (the term literally refers to something sticky or a glob of glue).

You are such a PEGOSTE, at least let me go to the bathroom. / Daniel has become such an annoying PEGOSTE.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

melcocha

A hot and sticky treat made from boiled honey, similar to a stretchy honey flavored taffy or gum. (Melcocha is a traditional artisanal candy in Panama made from honey or sugarcane syrup).

A: Give Maria a little bit of melcocha. B: Oh, yes, please. It is so good.

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Panamáby Rita.AP

Bubbalu

Round bubble gum in various flavors that releases a liquid center when bitten. (This brand is a nostalgic childhood staple throughout Latin America).

"Strawberry Bubbalu was the most popular" and "I did not like the green Bubbalu very much."

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

Super Globo

A popular brand of bubble gum from the 1980s known for blowing large bubbles. It came in several fruit flavors like orange, banana, strawberry, and grape (guineo is the Dominican word for banana).

Super Globo, an explosion of flavor that GROWS.

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República Dominicanaby Individuo

Perrona

A woman who is wealthy, drives an SUV, or travels often. She is always dressed to kill, has her own car, and hangs out with a crew of either promiscuous women or street-smart guys (in the Dominican Republic, owning a jeepeta or SUV is a major status symbol).

Damn Carolina, she is so perrona now that she got a car.

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo

Menta Hall

Various flavored mints used to get rid of stinky breath, competing with Clorets which cost one peso. (Halls brand cough drops are often sold individually in local corner stores).

A: Dude, I just ate some mangu (a traditional dish of mashed plantains) with onions and my breath stinks. B: Well, eat a Menta Hall.

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo