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Tag: disparates

Definitions tagged disparates in the street dictionary.

Caballá

To speak caballá is to talk nonsense, rubbish, or lies. It is also used to describe a screw-up or something done poorly (in the Dominican Republic, the term is a shortened version of caballada, implying something clumsy).

Stop talking caballá.

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Plepla

Idle chatter or nonsense about unimportant topics, usually involving a lot of talking.

Eduardo and I were talking a lot of plepla last night until the call got cut off.

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Coroto

Stuff, belongings, or miscellaneous household objects. It is a catch-all term for personal things or knick-knacks.

Take all your corotos with you!

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vacuencia

Nonsense or empty talk. Derived from the word for empty, it refers to a conversation or statement that is superficial, vain, and lacks any real substance (in the Dominican Republic, it is synonymous with pluma de burro, a phrase used to describe something trivial or nonsensical).

So much vacuencia gets posted on Facebook.

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Pajuo

A bullshitter or someone who talks a lot of nonsense. It describes a person who is annoying, unreliable, or full of it (comes from paja, which means straw or nonsense, but also refers to masturbation).

Shut up already, pajuo.

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Telelé

1. Talking non-stop or yapping incessantly. 2. A continuous scolding or nagging lecture, typically associated with a mother or grandmother figure.

1: What's-her-name called me and it was like that all night: telelé! telelé! telelé! telelé!... 2: There goes the old lady with her telelé again!

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Vascuencia

Nonsense, rubbish, or gibberish. Used to describe someone who is talking crap or saying things that lack logic (the term refers to the Basque language, which historically sounded unintelligible to Spanish speakers).

To talk shit.

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mamotreto

A piece of writing that makes no sense, a useless document, or a written statement created specifically to cause harm or attack someone.

1. That statement you sent me is a mamotreto. 2. Everything Aristides writes is a mamotreto.

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Cambalache

A collection of small trinkets, charms, or accessories attached to an object. It refers to the cluttered look of having too many items hanging off something like a phone, bag, or piece of jewelry.

My cell phone has a bunch of cambalaches hanging off it.

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Cabaya

To talk nonsense, ramble without a point, or speak just for the sake of talking (a Dominican term for nonsense or trivialities).

This guy does nothing but talk cabaya, what a bum.

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