To hit and run or strike and then quickly retreat, referring to either a physical blow or a strategic social move. (The phrase was popularized by Panamanian boxer Jaime Rios to describe his style of punching and immediately backing away).
You know how it is. With that girl it is pai pai y no estoy, man, that is just for having a good time for a bit.
A: 'Mom, my cousin got sonaron at school for messing with a kid older than him' B: 'Well, your cousin is a dumbass too, why can't he just behave? Give me a break'
1. To beat someone up brutally, often to the point of causing open wounds or serious injury. 2. To ruthlessly mock or roast someone at their expense. (In Panama, the word 'quemar' used in the example means to be unfaithful to a partner).
If I catch you with some woman cheating on me, I will reventar her face and then I am coming for you, you bastard.
To square up or get in someone's face with the intent to hit them. (The term derives from pecho, meaning chest, referring to the physical act of confronting someone chest-to-chest.)
Don't mess with that guy because he is going to pechear you.
To give someone a sound thrashing or a heavy beating. Although the literal meaning refers to a stick, the phrase describes hitting someone hard and is most often used as a warning or a threat of physical discipline.
A: I told you that if you brought home bad grades again I was going to give you a palo limpio. B: Oh, mom, it is just that I do not understand this math...
To give someone a severe beating or thrashing, jokingly described as being so thorough that it purges all their past mistakes and leaves them clean. (A limpia is traditionally a spiritual cleansing ritual performed by folk healers to remove bad luck or evil spirits, but here the cleansing is purely physical and violent.)
A: 'Dad, I am pregnant.' B: 'Damn that idiot boyfriend of yours! When I catch him I am going to dar una limpia to that bastard!'
To be killed or to be the victim of a severe beating (in Argentina, a boleta is a ticket or receipt, and the phrase implies that someone is finished or their time is up).
To kill someone or to give them a severe beating. It is the verb form of the slang expression 'hacer boleta', which means to finish someone off or take them out. (In Argentina, a boliche is a nightclub).
Poor kid, he left the nightclub and they boletearon him.
To execute or violently assault a crime suspect via mob justice without a legal trial (often a form of community vigilantism in response to a perceived lack of police authority).
In Cajamarca they lincharon a suspected child rapist.
1. To hook up or have sex. 2. To strike out a batter in baseball. 3. To miss or fail an attempt to land a blow or make a move (baseball is a major sport in Panama and much of its slang is derived from the game).
I took her to a hotel to ponchar. | He wanted to hit me, but he ponchó.
To beat the dust out of bedding using a specialized handheld beater, a regional term from Murcia used to humorously show respect to linens that have been cruelly martyred by the cleaning process (the tool used is called an espolsaor).
After breakfast don't forget to espolsar the sheets.
A person who has just been brutally beaten or pummeled. (Dominican speakers often drop the d in words ending in ado, turning reventado into arreventao).
That poor guy you saw on the corner is an arreventao, they really beat the hell out of him.
A term used to describe a hard hit, a heavy blow, or a smack. (Derived from tabla, meaning wooden board, referring to the impact of being struck with one).
To scratch something with your fingernails. It is often characterized as a tactic used by women to defend themselves against an attack or to get back at someone.
A slang term for a heavy beating or a beatdown. It is a more emphatic Dominican version of the word golpiza (beating) used to describe a physical thrashing with extra intensity or flavor.
That guy got a hell of an Agolpiá, they gave him everything but advice.