A person who steps in to lead when the boss (the conde) falls ill, goes missing, or until a permanent replacement is named, sometimes after the boss dies. (In certain street contexts, conde refers to a leader or head of a group).
In Costa Rica, this describes someone who is trashy, low-class, or very ill-mannered and unrefined (it literally means from there inwards, often implying someone from marginalized urban neighborhoods).
A slang adjective for someone or something of high quality, skill, or excellence. It characterizes someone as a class act or someone who does things with great style (in Argentina, it often refers to a player with great finesse or touch).
A derogatory backronym for the Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberacion Dominicana), changing the official name to mean a bunch of Dominican thieves.
For example L.F. (Leonel Fernandez, former president)... who is the Happy Thief.
A cloth roll placed on the head to cushion and balance large baskets of bread, typical in the Tierra Caliente region of Michoacan. (Tierra Caliente is a geographic and cultural region in southwest Mexico known for its hot climate and specific rural traditions).
Kid, put on the HUANCHIPO so you can carry the bread basket.
A coarse, unrefined, or uncultured person, similar to a hick or a redneck. (In Spain, it describes someone perceived as rural and lacking social graces or sophistication).
An expression used to say that something or someone is ancient, outdated, or from way back in the day. (The name Cuca refers to a figure from the distant past, making the phrase equivalent to saying something is from the stone age.)
- Man, that car of yours is de cuando cuca bailaba. - My dad doesn't get me, it is just that he is de cuando cuca bailaba, he is a caveman.