Barra
A cheering section or group of fans who attend a sporting, artistic, or cultural event specifically to root for a participant.
A: And who did you come to do barra for? B: My brother, Federico.
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Tag: ganar
Definitions tagged ganar in the street dictionary.
Panamátener de hijo
To dominate someone in a competition, specifically by beating them repeatedly or having a clear historical advantage over them. (In Argentina, this is frequently used in soccer to describe a team or player that consistently defeats a specific rival).
- You are not beating your old man at soccer anymore. Te tengo de hijo, man.
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ArgentinaLe metí un tiro en el coco
Video game slang used to describe killing someone with a headshot (coco is a common slang term for the head).
Hahaha! Did you see that? Le metí un tiro en el coco and I won.
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Venezuelacampeonar
1. To win a championship or tournament. 2. To successfully have sex with a woman, similar to scoring or winning a prize in sports slang.
1. Independiente de Avellaneda is the team that has campeonado the most in the Copa Libertadores. 2. After dating that girl for three months, he finally managed to campeonar yesterday.
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Perúchoco
To have a lead or a significant advantage over someone or something.
That guy is a choco ahead of his neighbor and I don't compete with my cousin because he's got a choco on me
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Llevarse el gato al agua
To pull off a difficult feat or win a hard-fought contest. The phrase implies overcoming significant resistance, much like the struggle of trying to get a cat into water.
Nobody expected it, but he managed to llevarse el gato al agua.
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EspañaMe la pelas
A vulgar expression used to boast that you are much better than someone else at a specific task, sport, or skill. It conveys that the other person is not on your level or is incompetent compared to you. (In Mexico, this is an aggressive way to assert dominance, derived from a sexual metaphor).
Look dude, you me la pelas at King of Fighters 2010 with one hand. Friend: No fucking way man, Chabela's brother is a beast playing forward. Me: That guy me la pela and you do too.
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MéxicoMojar
To score a goal in soccer. In a vulgar or sexual sense, to have sex and ejaculate, often implying the end of a dry spell or visiting a sex worker.
I haven't managed to mojar in months. Boca Juniors finally managed to mojar after five rounds (a 'fecha' refers to a specific match day or round in the league season).
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chosca
A crushing defeat or a figurative thrashing, used when one side wins a game or competition by a wide margin.
What a chosca we gave you guys (playing cards).
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Se lo gano
Used when someone is caught in a lie. The liar is told they earned it and then gets hit on the head repeatedly until they count to twenty (a common street game or physical punishment for lying in the Dominican Republic).
Damn, you pig: Se lo gano because he is not a pig! What is up, you faggot: Te lo ganaste because he is not a faggot!
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República DominicanaPela
A physical beating or a thrashing, most commonly referring to corporal punishment given by parents to children for bad behavior. It also describes a crushing defeat in sports or competitions, or a one-sided fight where someone gets beaten up badly (in the Dominican Republic, it is a very common way to describe parental discipline).
1. I got a bad grade at school, when my mom finds out she is going to give me a pela. 2. Dude, did you see how that car passed you during the race? They gave you a pela. 3. That guy hit you really hard. What a pela, my God.
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