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Tag: envidia

Definitions tagged envidia in the street dictionary.

Dema

An envious or resentful attitude toward someone else's success or good fortune. (Short for demagogia, commonly used to describe being a hater).

That girl definitely has dema for me, she is always talking trash about me.

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Cizañosa

A person who stirs the pot or plants seeds of discord, spreading rumors and suspicion to cause drama or harm someone else's reputation (the term literally refers to weeds that choke out crops).

A: That woman is such a Cizañosa. She always takes the chance to talk trash about the neighbor. B: For real. She is so unpleasant.

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Cizaña

Envy, bad vibes, or drama spread by someone with no life of their own who wants to stir the pot and create conflict.

A: "Don't come at me with Cizaña, you know, because I've known Omar for many years." B: "No, I'm not trying to talk trash about your friend, don't get like that..."

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Enrrollado

This refers to someone who is always in a bad mood, bitter, prone to conflict, or generally unpleasant and envious. It describes a person who makes everything difficult or is perpetually stuck in their own drama.

We did not invite that buddy to the party because he is an enrrollado. / Stop being so enrrollado or you will get sick. / To stop being enrrollado, he should meditate.

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Dema

Envy, spite, or a hateful attitude toward someone. (In the Dominican Republic, it is a shortened form of the word demagogia that evolved to describe acting out of jealousy.)

My teacher caught the Dema, she got all hit with envy and spite.

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UTESA

A university where students choose to enroll of their own free will and others are envious of them. It is a place where cleanliness is a priority and graduates find job opportunities more easily. It is where students show who they really are and what they want to be without having to show off with things that belong to others. (UTESA refers to the Universidad Tecnologica de Santiago, a private university often defended by its community against social stereotypes from more elite schools).

the Universidad Tecnologica de Santiago (UTESA) is the best.

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demagogia

In Dominican urban slang, demagogia or the shortened dema refers to envy or being a hater. It also describes the act of sweet-talking or selling people a pipe dream to win their support, a tactic used by both politicians and street artists.

'I am going to plant cassava in the 27th of February tunnel' (a major expressway tunnel in Santo Domingo) : Hipolito Mejia. 'I am going to provide for all the single mothers' : Danilo Medina. (Both quotes are attributed to former Dominican presidents).

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picon

Describes someone who is a sore loser or feels salty and resentful because someone else was more successful or got more attention. (In Peru, this is common street slang for someone who cannot handle a loss or rejection).

Is it just me or are you picon because that girl paid attention to me and not you?

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Dema

A loser who is jealous of you or acts like a hater (In the Dominican Republic, the term is a shortened form of demagogia, which colloquially means envy or resentment of others success).

Bro, do not show Dema just because I have it and you do not!

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Dema

A term for envy or jealousy. While it is a shortening of the word for demagoguery, the original political meaning is replaced by the street sense of being a hater or resenting another person's success.

The Pablo Piddy song Me tienen Dema means They are jealous of me.

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