HUATOCO
A person of very short stature, like a shorty or a shrimp. (In Bolivia, this term is often used informally to describe someone notably small).
My brother is a HUATOCO.
Automatically translated from Spanish
Tag: enano
Definitions tagged enano in the street dictionary.
Boliviacorcho
A short, stocky person, a shorty. When describing a short, attractive woman, the term corchito erótico is used (the word literally means cork, comparing the person's height to one).
On top of everything else, that idiot is trying to bully me. He is a corcho. If I catch him, I will rip his head off.
Automatically translated from Spanish
Argentinaumpa lumpa
A humorous way to describe a very short person (in reference to the Oompa Loompa characters from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).
Your cousin dumped me for an umpa lumpa.
Automatically translated from Spanish
Perúchato
A short person (it is common in Peru to use physical traits as nicknames among friends).
Let's go play basketball, call the chato so we can have a laugh for a bit.
Automatically translated from Spanish
Tapón
A slang term for a short person or shorty. (The word literally means a plug or stopper).
He is a tapón and he likes tall women.
Automatically translated from Spanish
República DominicanaChimicui
A person of very short stature; a shorty or a shrimp.
That blonde says she does not like a Chimicui.
Automatically translated from Spanish
pineo
A short person, referring to either a child or a small-statured adult.
You really are a pineo. You're so short.
Automatically translated from Spanish
pimpiolo
A slang term for someone who is small, short, or a shrimp.
Juan is 15 years old and compared to Carlos who is 13, he is a pimpiolo.
Automatically translated from Spanish
pitufo
a short and ugly person (pitufo is the Spanish name for a Smurf, the small cartoon character)
that guy is a pitufo, you look like a pitufo
Automatically translated from Spanish
Colombiachichon de piso
A slang term for a very short person who is also extremely annoying or a nuisance. (The term literally means a bump on the floor, implying the person is so short they are just a lump on the ground).
Damn! You are a real pain in the ass, get out of there, chichon de piso.
Automatically translated from Spanish
Aborto Criado
A person who looks much younger than their actual age, or someone who is very short and small-stunted for their age. (The term literally translates to a raised abortion).
Nelson, the shortest man in the Dominican Republic, was an Aborto Criado.
Automatically translated from Spanish
Rebejio
A person who is stunted in growth or appears underdeveloped for their age. It suggests they were malnourished as a child (falta de cuchara, or lack of spoon, is a Dominican idiom for not having enough food during one's upbringing).
A: Damn, that guy is rebejio, look how tiny he is, and he looks about 25, but damn he looks like he is 15. B: That is because the poor guy lacked a spoon, or maybe he is just a midget.
Automatically translated from Spanish
media vida
A mocking nickname used for very short people, runts, or midgets.
Hey, how tall are you, media vida? Three feet below sea level?
Automatically translated from Spanish
Pedazo e' Gente
A pint-sized or very short person who acts like they are the smartest or the best thing in the world. (In the Dominican Republic, calling someone a piece of a person is a common way to mock their short stature).
That Pedazo e' Gente thinks he is hot stuff.
Automatically translated from Spanish
Chichorro
A historical nickname for a person of very short stature, originally given to Martin Alfonso, the son of King Alfonso III of Portugal in the 13th century.
Here comes Martin Alfonso, El Chichorro.
Automatically translated from Spanish
Españamediopolvo
A short person or a precocious child who is unusually street-smart and clever (sabe mas que el lapiz is a common Dominican idiom meaning to be very sharp).
Get away from there, mediopolvo. He is so tiny he looks like nothing more than a mediopolvo.
Automatically translated from Spanish
Tapón
A derogatory slang term for a short and usually stocky person. It literally means a plug or bottle stopper, suggesting the person is as small as one.
Is she really hanging out with that tapón? That girl has no shame.
Automatically translated from Spanish
Tapón
1. A traffic jam or heavy gridlock, typically occurring during rush hour. 2. A very short or stubby person. 3. In basketball, a block against a player attempting a shot.
1. What time will I get home with this tapón? 2. That boy ended up as a tapón, he did not grow any more. 3. Shaquille O'Neal gave Iverson a massive tapón.
Automatically translated from Spanish