A government official viewed as a high-level parasite. They are known for working very little while receiving a massive salary and perks like state-funded bodyguards, free gas, and tax-free luxury car imports. The term implies extreme corruption, suggesting they earn enough in bribes to support their families for generations as well as their mistresses and male lovers. (Dominican politics is frequently criticized for these excessive benefits, known locally as the barrilito).
I will leave that to someone else, since I just hooked up with a Representative and my dream is to land a senador.
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Someone who, if they catch you doing something, will not let you go until you slip them 500 pesos under the table (Refers to the common practice of petty bribery in the Dominican Republic).
Policia during a raid: Look, either you give me 500 pesos or you are screwed.
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A so-called traffic cop who causes more gridlock than they fix, ignores violations committed by public transit drivers, and teams up with other officers to intimidate anyone who talks back to them. (AMET was the former name of the traffic police in the Dominican Republic, now known as DIGESETT).
Take a drive down 27 de Febrero avenue to see a whole parade of AMETmao.
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A derogatory backronym (Association of Expert Cocksuckers at Work) for traffic officers who wear green uniforms and use confusing hand signals. They carry spit-covered whistles and wooden batons, specializing in fining motoconchos (motorcycle taxis) for not wearing helmets, shared taxis for seatbelt violations, or anyone talking nonsense on their phone. They especially target those with tinted windows, like the trendy kids who visit cabañas (short-stay love motels) and claim they are allergic to the sun. (AMET is the common name for the traffic police in the Dominican Republic).
Some AMETs talking: A: Watch me get this motorcycle taxi guy coming without a helmet. B: Nah, this chump with the tinted windows is better, wait until you see the fine I give him, or maybe I will just take his money for food.
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Derived from the fake Latin Ladronasous (big thief), this is a peculiar character in Santo Domingo who talks nonsense, collects a salary for a ghost job (botellas), buys luxury SUVs (jeepetas), pays off their bootlickers (tumba polvo), and maintains a couple of mistresses. They can be found in positions like deputy, mayor, senator, police colonel, Catholic Cardinal, or President. (Botella refers to a person on a government payroll who does no work; jeepeta is a high-end SUV; tumba polvo is a sycophant).
To see the biggest cluster of politicos, check out a presidential motorcade heading to the provinces and you will see up to 200 jeepetas and luxury cars following their leader.
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Política is the process, ideologically driven by greed, through which a person can go from being a nobody to being rich in the Dominican Republic overnight. (This definition reflects a common cynical view of local politics as a tool for rapid, corrupt enrichment.)
Which is what has caused the country to be buried in the debt it is in.
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1. A beet. 2. A popular but visually cluttered Dominican news and entertainment blog (remolacha.net is a cornerstone of Dominican digital culture, founded by Remo del Orbe, that aggregates viral stories and local news).
Ex1: Dude, put some remolacha in the salad. Ex2: Man, get on remolacha.net so you can see the new news about those fokiuse.
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República Dominicana