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Tag: evento

Definitions tagged evento in the street dictionary.

Tirar la casa por la ventana

To go all out for a celebration, spending a lot of money and sparing no expense.

Don Jorge's daughter got married and he tiró la casa por la ventana with the party | On the last day of physics class we tiramos la casa por la ventana: we went to eat at a super expensive restaurant

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Pavearse

To skip out on an obligation, job, or class. To ditch or play hooky.

He paveó from work; His grades are bad because he always pavea

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Qué Bate / Qué batazo

An exclamation of shock or amazement used when something incredible, surreal, or totally unexpected happens (likely derived from baseball slang for a massive hit).

Did you see that amazing goal? Qué bate! | Qué batazo! I have never seen such a good game.

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Guarandinga

A slang placeholder name used to refer to any object or gadget, similar to thingamajig or whatchamacallit, used when the speaker cannot remember the correct name.

Pass me that guarandinga. What is that guarandinga?

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cangrejo

1. An edible crustacean. 2. A difficult, mysterious, or unsolved problem, especially a complex criminal case (the term refers to investigations that are stuck or going backward).

That is one huge cangrejo they have there; Let us go to the beach to eat cangrejo

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Caimanera

An informal sports game or pickup match. (Commonly refers to neighborhood baseball or soccer games organized spontaneously among friends or family).

'Let's have a caimanera on Sunday' and 'Yesterday we went to a family caimanera.'

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arrocero

A gatecrasher, a person who shows up to a party or social gathering without an invitation (The term refers to the rice dishes commonly served at large Venezuelan celebrations where uninvited people could easily blend in for a free meal).

Why did you come as an arrocero? / Hi, sorry for arriving as an arrocero.

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naguara

An exclamation used to express surprise, amazement, or disbelief when something is incredible or hard to believe (originally from the state of Lara).

naguara girl, I cannot believe it and Don't tell me that, naguara

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Molleja

A regional exclamation from Maracaibo used to express surprise, shock, or emphasis (Maracucho refers to people from the city of Maracaibo, known for their distinct slang).

Que molleja, son! No way, buddy, que molleja!

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Que lacreo

An expression used when an event surprises or shocks you. It is used to react to something intense, impressive, or unbelievable, similar to saying, that is wild, or, how crazy. (In Venezuela, the term derives from lacra and refers to something extreme, street-smart, or shocking).

"Que lacreo, I do not believe it" "That party was awesome, que lacreo" "Did you see what they did to Laura? que lacreo girl"

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efemerides

In the study of celestial bodies, an efemerides, efemeride, or efemeris (plural: efemerides; from the Greek ephemeros, 'daily') is a table of values giving the positions of astronomical objects in the sky at a given time. Although it was one of the first applications for mechanical computers, the term now generally refers to a simple printed table or list of dates. (In Venezuela, the term most commonly refers to a calendar of historical anniversaries, holidays, and significant civic dates commemorated throughout the year).

March. March 4: mourning the death of Aristides Rojas. March 8: International Women's Day. March 10: birth of Jose Maria Vargas. March 10: Doctor's Day. March 19: Saint Joseph's Day. March 22: World Water Day. March 24: abolition of slavery. March 27: birth of Antonio Arraiz. March 28: birth of Francisco de Miranda.

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Feria del Libro

Annual event held at the Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte (a cultural complex in Santo Domingo) that is supposedly for selling books, but in reality, it is mostly a place to buy pizza, cheap plastic bead necklaces, and puzzle books featuring the bachata band Aventura.

-Let's go buy a Cartel de los Sapos (a popular drug-trafficker TV series) puzzle at the Feria del Libro. -Oh no, girl, I would rather have one of Sobeida (a woman notorious for her role in a local drug trafficking scandal) in a bikini.

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