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Tag: diciembre

Definitions tagged diciembre in the street dictionary.

Raspa raspa

A small firecracker similar to a strike-anywhere firecracker. (In Venezuela, these are a staple of Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations).

Raspa raspa sell a lot in December. Young people do not like the raspa raspa as much anymore.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

Traki traki

Small fireworks or poppers that make a snapping sound, commonly used during the Christmas season in December.

Let's go see the traki traki. Lots of traki traki are going off.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

Tumba rancho

A powerful firecracker used during the Christmas season (The name literally means shack-toppler, referring to its high explosive strength).

Look at that tumba rancho. The tumba rancho almost made me deaf.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

bebiembre

A combination of the words for drinking and December, referring to the month when people drink the most. It is a time of non-stop partying where any excuse is good enough to drink, as everyone has cash and spends it all on liquor and celebrations. (In Venezuela, December is marked by year-end bonuses and the tradition of Baby Jesus bringing gifts).

Welcome bebiembre. Happy bebiembre to everyone. Waiting for Baby Jesus in bebiembre.

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Venezuelaby Anónimo

Escogido

The only Dominican baseball team that only lasts until December. The only team that is always lagging behind (a jab at the Leones del Escogido team, implying they consistently fail to make the post-season playoffs which start in January).

Escogido lost 0-15 to Licey, look at how far behind they are.

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo