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Tag: cojo

Definitions tagged cojo in the street dictionary.

PATICHI

Refers to someone who is limping or has a bum leg, whether due to a permanent physical disability or a temporary injury (common in the eastern lowlands of Bolivia).

My son has been PATICHI since he fell down playing soccer.

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Boliviaby ariadne.sjartha

rengo

A person who walks with a limp or a swaying, uneven gait.

There is a rengo beggar on the corner that I feel really sorry for.

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Perúby HUVE84

Pataruco

A person who is lame or has a limp. (The term originally refers to a weak rooster that is unfit for cockfighting).

Poor guy, help the pataruco. The pataruco from the street is a real pal.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

Patachula

A person from the Murcia region of Spain who walks with a limp or has a bum leg. The term is often used to mockingly suggest the limb is in a bad state due to a nasty cut, a pun on the Spanish word recortes, meaning government budget cuts, which is a common joke involving certain local celebrities.

I heard he ended up Patachula because he had a car accident.

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Españaby NikoIzq

gacho

A slang term for someone who is unbalanced, lopsided, or physically askew. (In the Dominican Republic, it typically refers to a person who walks with a tilt or has an uneven posture).

He has the style of a gacho.

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República Dominicanaby Esno84

lunanco

Describing an object that is lopsided or wobbly because one of its legs or limbs is shorter than the rest. (This term is characteristic of the Margarita Island region).

The table is lunanca...

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Venezuelaby Ciro

ai se eu te pego

A viral hit song by Brazilian artist Michel Teló. The phrase literally means, Oh, if I catch you, and is used to express intense attraction toward someone (the song was a massive pop culture phenomenon across Latin America in the early 2010s).

Wow, wow, you are killing me like that.

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Brasilby Anónimo

Ñeco

A person who has a physical impairment or restricted movement in one of their arms, whether from a birth defect or a temporary injury like a fracture.

Raul broke his arm, now he is all ñeco.

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo

Patarrenca

A person with a crippled or mangled leg, or the damaged leg itself, typically resulting from an accident.

Juanito has a patarrenca since he fell off his motorcycle (in the Dominican Republic, motor refers to a motorcycle).

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República Dominicanaby La vaca muu