ALHARAQUEAR
To make a big scene or a fuss over nothing: to blow something out of proportion.
Stop alharaquear, your boyfriend just said hello to another girl.
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Tag: exagerar
Definitions tagged exagerar in the street dictionary.
BoliviaCHISMOSIANDO
The act of spreading rumors or telling everyone what you know, and making up the rest if you do not have the facts.
Look at that woman, she is already out here chismosiando. / This neighbor spends the whole day chismosiando.
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VenezuelaFanfarronear
To brag or talk big, showing off qualities or skills that you do not really have.
Stop your fanfarronear and tell me the truth.
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ArgentinaDemasiado
A common way to say really, extremely, or very. In this context, it is used to intensify a description rather than to imply an excessive or negative amount.
That is Demasiado good. The house is Demasiado big for two people. I told my sister Demasiado things.
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Bájale algo
An expression used to tell someone to calm down, relax, or take it down a notch when they are being excessive or dramatic.
Amanda, bájale algo. You are exaggerating things way too much.
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República Dominicanakiadas
To act like a show-off, make a scene, or behave ridiculously. A kiadas is an over-the-top exaggeration or a stunt. (In Spain, the related phrase ser un notas refers to someone who acts in a way that draws negative or embarrassing attention).
What a kiadas! To pull a kiadas. That guy in blue thinks that just because he is wearing a badge he can take your weed, what a kiadas!
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EspañaCorrerse
While in Spain and other countries this means to ejaculate or have an orgasm, in the Dominican Republic it means to go overboard, cross the line, or do something excessive.
Karaoke is one song per turn, but he se corrió and sang four.
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Burda
While the standard definition means coarse or rough, in Venezuela this is a slang intensifier meaning very, really, or a lot. It is used to exaggerate size, distance, price, or emotion. It is typically followed by de, which is often contracted to burde in casual conversation.
that car goes burda de fast; i feel burda de tired; that is burda de big; your house is burda de far; we are burda de or burde pals; she is burda de beautiful; i am burda de or burde happy
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dar brocha
To brown-nose or butter someone up, making them feel more important than they are in order to get a favor or advantage. (The phrase alludes to painting over a surface to make it look better than it is).
Ramon likes to darle brocha to the teacher just to get good grades.
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