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Tag: extra

Definitions tagged extra in the street dictionary.

Yapa

1. A little something extra or a bonus given for free by a vendor when you make a purchase (this is a traditional custom in local markets). 2. An additional or unexpected event, often used to describe a stroke of bad luck that happens on top of another.

1. I bought 8 notebooks, 2 books, 3 folders, and they gave me a pencil as a yapa. 2. I got my shoes stolen on the corner and as a yapa my dad grounded me!

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lizca

A side hustle or informal gig performed outside of one's regular, official job, typically to earn extra income.

a phone company employee who does a lizca by installing free satellite TV antennas.

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ñapa

An encore. When a band or musical group finishes their set and the audience asks for an additional song, that extra piece is a ñapa.

Please, can you play a ñapa!

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ñapa

A small extra portion or bonus given for free when buying, selling, or serving something. (It is a common custom in the Dominican Republic to request a little something extra as a gesture of goodwill from the vendor).

1. I am going to buy 2 yards of fabric, but give me the ñapa. 2. Don't be stingy, serve me a ñapa of cake.

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