Definitions tagged equipo in the street dictionary.
In soccer slang, a term for the team's equipment manager or kit man, specifically referring to their role in keeping the players hydrated (literally, water boy).
The head coach, the assistant, the doctor, and the aguatero were all there.
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A duo or tag team of people who work together, often because their strengths complement each other.
My cousin and I are a great dupla in the kitchen.
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They document a consistent and coherent link between gang membership and the rise in crime.
Pandillas.
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The underdog or long shot in a sports bet or competition. (In Dominican gambling, the favorite is referred to as the macho and the underdog as the hembra).
The favorite returns your money more easily, but the hembra pays out more.
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A weak sparring rooster used only to train others. By extension, a scrub, a doormat team, or a low-quality athlete who serves as a punching bag for competitors (cockfighting is a popular traditional sport in the Dominican Republic).
The Clippers, Italo Cruz, or Escogido during the 2000s are all examples of a Mona de Traqueo.
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A ragtag group or assembly gathered haphazardly and without the proper preparation or organization needed for the task (the name comes from the phrase ven tú, meaning you, come here, suggesting people were just grabbed at random to join).
The Dominican national basketball team is not going to win as long as they keep putting together a VENTU.
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In sports, a powerhouse team with serious championship potential, often used to describe a stacked lineup or a Dream Team. (Escogido is a major Dominican baseball team, and the Clasico refers to the World Baseball Classic).
- Do you remember that Escogido trabuco from 98-99? Or the Dominican one in the first Classic? Or the National Team in Centrobasket 95? - Yeah, all three lost.
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A cheap, bottom shelf electronic brand, essentially the Alcatel of radios. (Alcatel refers to the basic, budget mobile phones that were common in the Dominican Republic).
This Coby radio has a one year warranty, provided you do not touch it.
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A baseball team of scrawny, johnnycake-eaters who look desperate to win because they know nothing about the game, only ever winning by a fluke or because the Aguilas take pity on them, used as a synonym for someone ignorant or thirsty for a win. (El Licey, or Tigres del Licey, is a professional baseball team in the Dominican Republic with a legendary rivalry against the Aguilas Cibaenas).
Look, there goes that bunch of nasty liceistas! Damn, those liceistas are useless. Shit, el licey is so afraid of the Aguilas.
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the greatest handball team in history.
padu will win the league.
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