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Tag: escándalo

Definitions tagged escándalo in the street dictionary.

bulla

A hell of a racket or an ungodly commotion, usually caused by a group of wild, unruly children.

A: I do not like throwing my kid birthday parties because those school friends of his kick up such a bulla in my house that I feel like taking a stick to all of them. B: Oh, sister, they are just kids. Let them live!

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Alharaca

A total uproar or pandemonium. A state of mass chaos that breaks out when everyone is talking at once, creating a huge racket.

A: Tomas is always starting alharacas in the classroom, he is a very restless kid. B: Oh, yeah, that boy is a little devil.

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laberinto

Used as a term for a loud racket, a ruckus, or a chaotic commotion.

Yesterday the neighbors kicked up a huge laberinto during the night.

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Bullera

A loud and rowdy person who makes so much noise they become a nuisance to everyone else.

That lady yells way too much, she is such a Bullera she gives me a headache. | Stop talking so loud, why do you have to be such a Bullera?

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chacota

A ruckus, noisy joking, or messing around. It refers to a state of loud, disruptive fun or a commotion caused by people acting out.

We all started to make chacota in the classroom and the teacher took away our recess.

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Gallinero

A crowded common area or a packed central zone at an event. (Literally a henhouse, the term describes a noisy and densely populated space).

That stadium looks like a gallinero | The convention was a gallinero.

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Chiquishow

An embarrassing scene or tantrum thrown by an adult who is acting like a spoiled child.

Jose made a chiquishow in the street because he saw me give a friend a hug. If I do not answer his call, he will surely throw a chiquishow when I get home.

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berrinche

1) A temper tantrum or public scene, usually by a small child. 2) A strong, pungent smell of urine.

If you throw a berrinche, I am not bringing you to the store again. | The corner of that bar always smells like berrinche.

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chongo

1. A commotion, big scene, or chaotic situation. 2. A brothel or whorehouse.

1. Those two cars crashed and a huge chongo broke out. 2. For his 18th birthday, they took him to the chongo as a gift.

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Colmadón

A large corner store that functions as a social gathering spot where people drink and listen to music played at high volumes through massive speakers. (In the Dominican Republic, these spots are neighborhood hubs that often feature outdoor seating and loud sound systems.)

That colmadón has the whole neighborhood stressed out because nobody can sleep with that music.

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