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Tag: droga

Definitions tagged droga in the street dictionary.

Empelcosiao

To be high, doped up, or spaced out from taking pills, usually referring to pharmaceutical medication.

Those pills have left me feeling all empelcosiao.

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Chocao

1. Someone who is high or tripping on drugs, especially hallucinogens. 2. A traditional thick porridge or cream made from mashed ripe bananas (a typical Panamanian comfort food).

1. That guy is chocao, look at his face. 2. The chocao tastes better with melted white cheese.

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chuleta

A slang term used when someone is threatened with death or feels they are about to be murdered. It can also be used hyperbolically to mean that someone is in extreme trouble or 'dead meat'. (In Venezuela, this word literally means pork chop).

If I don't pay him on time, that asshole will give me chuleta. / Dude! I am going to get chuleta if I don't get there right now!

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pasta base

A cheap, low-grade cocaine residue sold in impoverished neighborhoods in Argentina that causes severe physical and mental deterioration (it is commonly known as paco in local slang).

Police seize 4,000 doses of pasta base during a drug trafficking raid.

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paco

A low-grade, highly addictive drug made from cocaine residue, also called pasta base, which causes severe neurological damage (it is particularly prevalent in marginalized urban areas).

The Buenos Aires suburbs are full of paco.

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Argentinaby DiegoEFE

la mari

A very common slang term for marijuana, acting as a shortened version of the full word.

Who is going to be in charge of bringing la mari?

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Merca

A common slang term for cocaine (short for mercaderia, or merchandise, used as a code word).

The police seized a truck full of merca at the border.

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Fafafa

A slang term for cocaine. (In Argentina, the word is thought to phonetically mimic the sound of sniffing the drug).

That dude went all out on the fafafa.

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Paka

A shipment or large bundle of drugs, typically cocaine.

The police seized a paka | They caught him with a paka while he was trying to cross the border.

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Panamáby Rita.AP

kenke

A joint or marijuana cigarette.

He looks like he smokes kenke, or, That house always smells like kenke.

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Panamáby Rita.AP

blanca

A slang term for cocaine.

I was told that guy made so much money in a year because he is selling blanca.

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Perúby HUVE84

NARCO

Someone who smuggles illegal drugs from one country to another (short for narcotraficante).

Drugs or marijuana.

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Colombiaby Anónimo

Vicioso

Used to describe a person who is addicted to a substance or a specific habit. It is frequently used to refer to drug users or junkies (tecato is a common slang synonym for a junkie in the Caribbean).

Sniffer. That guy smokes crack.

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chemo

A drug addict or junkie. (Specifically refers to those who sniff industrial glue or solvents).

Look at that chemo Jose, he is buying acid from the dealer.

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diler

A drug dealer, specifically a person who sells and distributes narcotics (a phonetic borrowing from the English word dealer).

The diler sold me this blue weed.

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ácido

A synonym for LSD, a hallucinogenic drug (Alicia is a common nickname for the substance in Mexico, referencing Alice in Wonderland).

-Whoa, this ácido is badass. -Let me see, give me a tab of that ácido Alicia.

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Méxicoby Anónimo

Nisman

The act of taking a hit or snorting cocaine (references Alberto Nisman, a prosecutor found dead in 2015, playing on the word tiro which means both a gunshot and a hit of cocaine).

Guys, should we do a Nisman? It will be really fun.

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Argentinaby Anónimo

Yenina

A drug that is instantly addictive the moment you start using it (this term is common Costa Rican slang for crack cocaine).

I can not live without you, yenina.

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falopa

A generic slang term for drugs used for any purpose, whether recreational or to boost physical performance and alertness (common in Uruguay and Argentina).

On the night shift there are people who use falopa to stay awake.

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melma

In Dominican street slang, this refers to illegal drugs. The variation merma is also used. Although common in the Dominican Republic, many people use the term without realizing its literal association with narcotics.

melma: drugs

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Empepado

(Adjective) High on acid. Used to describe someone under the influence of LSD, which is locally nicknamed a pepa (referring to the tab or blotter).

My friend is empepado.

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Argentinaby Anónimo

periquero

A cokehead or drug addict who is skeletal and looks like they are at death's door. (In Venezuela, perico is the common slang for cocaine).

Juan Luis is a periquero.

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Venezuelaby Anónimo

piola

A slang term for drug pills, most commonly used by teenagers and young adults.

Gabriel is selling piolas at the party.

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Venezuelaby Anónimo

Dasaína

The best drug you can get your hands on: something so good you do not need anything else on the face of the earth.

I hit the jackpot with dasaína. And I lived happily ever after with dasaína. Dasaína, you are the light at the end of my tunnel.

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Globalby Anónimo

Yenina

A narcotic substance used to get high that produces a strong intoxicating effect on users.

I am such an addict that I cannot live without yenina. I am high as a kite under the effects of yenina. I do not even know where I am, I have used yenina.

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menesunda

Drugs or narcotics (originally referring to a mess or a mixture in local Lunfardo dialect).

Jose is using way too much menesunda.

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Argentinaby Anónimo

Topao

Wasted, high, or tripped out on drugs. (In the Dominican Republic, the sensation of being high is often referred to as having a nota).

Look at him spinning around in the middle of the street, he got topao again.

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Ñoker

A worthless person who smokes crack, just another crackhead (the term comes from ñoka, which is Venezuelan slang for crack cocaine).

That guy over there is a massive Ñoker. That Ñoker is living in filth.

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Chuchaso

Can refer to a heavy physical impact or collision, getting whacked in the head, or taking a massive hit of drugs like cocaine or heroin.

1. My buddy took a Chuchaso against the pole. 2. His pal gave him a Chuchaso to the head for being a smart-ass. 3. The guy is a hog: he took a Chuchaso and left us without any powder. 4. The junkie is nodding off: he took a 40cc Chuchaso.

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Sto. Dgo.

Abbreviation for the phrase Estoy drogado (I am high), used in text messages by teenagers leaving nightclubs when they need someone to come pick them up (it mimics the standard abbreviation for Santo Domingo).

Eh Sto. Dgo. Parkouuuurrr rules duuuude

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Perúby Anónimo

Mexana

(1) A brand of medicated body powder (widely used in Dominican households for hygiene and skin irritation). (2) In street slang, a code word for cocaine.

(1) After a refreshing bath, protect yourself with Mexana and prolong that fresh feeling all day. Mexana powder, the healthy habit. (2) Junkie, that Mexana has you going crazy.

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pasto pelu

Derived from Puerto Rican slang where pasto means marijuana. The term refers to weed hidden in the butt crack or underwear to avoid police detection, jokingly called pelu (hairy) because of the hair it picks up while stashed there (In the Caribbean, pasto is common slang for marijuana).

That girl has some pasto pelu.

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo

pali

A slang term for pills or tablets used to get high (it often refers specifically to Xanax bars).

Bro, give me the pali.

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Puerto Ricoby Anónimo

droga

A substance that is drunk more than water in the hoods of the Dominican Republic and throughout Colombia.

Types of droga my mind knows: Crack, Cocaine, Marijuana, Ecstasy, Droga.

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Chora

The roach or the end piece of a marijuana joint, similar to how one would describe a cigarette butt.

Dude, pass me the chora, do not throw the choras away, etc.

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Méxicoby Anónimo

semillero

A shantytown or slum where low-income people live. It is typically comprised of shacks made from corrugated zinc and various scrap materials. Though occasionally built with sturdier wood or cement, these settlements are often destroyed during hurricane season, only to be rebuilt almost immediately (the term literally means seedbed, referring to how quickly these houses sprout back up).

Damn Juan, you live in that semillero? Holy shit, that is rough!

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo

el gordo (rafael)

A drug addict who spends all day playing the game Need for Speed: Most Wanted with their friend Yeison. (Yeison is a name commonly associated with urban youth in the Dominican Republic).

That guy is a el gordo (rafael).

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo