RUCHA
To be flat broke, penniless, or completely out of cash.
I am more RUCHA than an ATM on a Sunday. / Man, I ended up RUCHO today, what a shame.
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Tag: efectivo
Definitions tagged efectivo in the street dictionary.
Venezuelapalo y a la bolsa
An expression meaning to do something quickly and without overthinking. It involves taking immediate action without any preamble or delay. (The phrase literally means to hit something with a stick and put it straight in the bag).
- We met that night, had a drink, went to my place and... palo y a la bolsa... I nailed her. - Niiiiiice, you legend!
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Argentinamilanesa
Used as a slang term for one thousand pesos (the word starts with mil, which is the Spanish word for thousand).
- Nice kicks. Were they expensive? - They cost me one milanesa.
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caja chica
A petty cash fund kept at a business for minor, everyday expenses, usually managed by one staff member. (In Peru, these funds are often used to pay for communal office snacks or social gatherings).
To organize Friday lunch, ask them to fund it from the caja chica.
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Perúmashushaca
Cold hard cash, dough, or a cash payment.
- We finished the job, the mashushaca should be hitting our pockets any minute now. - We are not starting to work until we see the mashushaca on the table.
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Guatemalacualto
A slang term for money or cash (it is the phonetic spelling of the word cuartos, reflecting a local pronunciation common in the Dominican Republic).
Manuel has a lot of cualto to spend.
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República Dominicanachilata
A small amount of money, peanuts, or chump change.
What are you doing earning that chilata at that government agency?
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Machacante
Usually used in the plural. A slang term for money, equivalent to bucks or bones, used to replace the name of the official currency. It typically refers to large bills and emphasizes the act of paying in cash.
The TV cost me 500 machacantes
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Españamanguear
To hit someone up for money or to beg for cash. (A mango is a slang term for a unit of currency).
Toss me a mango for some smokes.
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Elvi
Refers to money, derived as a shortened form of el billete (the bill).
I am short on Elvi.
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FT
Slang for cash or physical money (a phonetic shortening of the word efectivo).
Bro, give me my FT. I am short on FT.
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cualto
Used to describe a person who has a lot of cash or is loaded with money.
That guy has more cualto than Banco Popular (a major commercial bank in the Dominican Republic).
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Efe
A slang term for money or cash, representing the first letter of the Spanish word 'efectivo' (commonly used in the Dominican Republic).
I want to go to the concert but I do not have the efe.
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GlobalEfe
A common slang term for cash or money. (Short for efectivo, the Spanish word for cash).
Bro, get the efe you told me about.
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Fete
A slang abbreviation of the word efectivo, meaning cash or money.
1) I scored some fete. 2) Maria makes a lot of fete.
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El F
Another way to refer to money or cash (it comes from the first syllable of the Spanish word efectivo).
Hey man, we have to go find el F.
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