grajo
A bird very similar to a crow, with blackish-purple plumage and a beak base that lacks feathers (in Spain, this bird is central to a popular folk saying about freezing weather).
That grajo is flying low.
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Tag: grajo
Definitions tagged grajo in the street dictionary.
EspañaSobaco
A slang and often derogatory term for the armpit. It usually suggests the area is sweaty or has a foul odor. (Rubbing lemon on the skin is a traditional home remedy used in Panama to neutralize body odor).
Ugh, no, buddy, you have a dead animal in that sobaco. : Put some lemon on your sobacos to cure that stench.
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PanamáBajo a Boca
Extreme bad breath caused by food particles and bacteria, or a foul stench coming directly from the stomach. (In the Dominican Republic, bajo refers to a strong, repulsive smell).
Damn, this Bajo a Boca is really kicking. Hey man, Vielka has a Bajo a Boca that is killing me.
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República Dominicanagraju
Refers to a person with extreme armpit odor. The term suggests the stench is so toxic and overpowering that it could perform the miracle of making a paralyzed person get up and walk away.
Damn, bro, you have some serious graju.
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gracielo
A person with body odor so powerful it reaches the heavens (grajo is the Dominican term for pungent underarm stench).
Jose Luis is a gracielo.
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Bajo a grajo
A foul smell coming from the armpits, body odor. It is also used as an insult or to tease someone (in the Dominican Republic, grajo refers specifically to pungent underarm sweat).
Hey man, you have a bajo a grajo. Go take a shower, you bajo a grajo. That girl has a grajo on her.
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Machete
A vulgar, rural term for a strong, pungent armpit odor resulting from poor hygiene. The term suggests the stench is so sharp and aggressive that it metaphorically cuts through the air like a blade (describing a smell as a machete refers to its cutting intensity).
Renata, honey, come take a shower because I do not want that razor-sharp machete to wake up on you. Placida, did you see the machete the chemistry teacher had? Antonio had a machete yesterday, damn, it was cutting right through the air.
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Sobaco
A crude or unrefined term for the armpits. It is also used as a derogatory insult to describe someone as ugly or sour-faced.
You have a rank stench in your sobacos. Sobaco face.
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Grajoso
A person with a severe case of body odor, specifically a pungent armpit stench. It is hyperbolically said that their smell is so offensive it could make even paralyzed people get up and run away (grajo is the specific Dominican term for this underarm odor).
Here comes that grajoso Luis. Clear out!
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Grajo verde
A term for the pungent armpit odor characteristic of teenagers undergoing puberty, jokingly described as being so foul that the armpits turn a greenish color. It is considered one of the strongest types of body odor.
Damn, even I (Cirilo, 14 years old) can't stand this stench of grajo verde, my arms are going to fall off. Mom, give me some cuaba soap (a traditional Dominican laundry soap used for heavy-duty cleaning) to see if I can get rid of this evil spirit.
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Colin
Strong body odor, specifically from the armpits. (It is a synonym for grajo, the common Dominican term for rank underarm smell).
Bro, that kid has a colin that could kill anyone.
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Machete
A slang term used to describe a strong, pungent, or sharp body odor originating from the armpits.
That guy is carrying a machete all day.
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Golondrino
A painful, itchy lump or boil that appears in the armpit and makes it difficult to lower the arm. According to folk wisdom from Azua (a southern province), it should be treated by placing a padlock that has been left outside overnight to catch the night air under the arm.
- Damn, kid... what is with that golondrino? - Man, I have a hell of a golondrino.
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Grajoso
Someone who stinks like hell because they do not know how to scrub themselves properly with soap or put a bit of deodorant on their armpits.
Get on a voladora (a crowded minibus), an OMSA (a government-run bus), the Metro (when it is actually working), or any type of public transport so you can run into a bunch of full-blown Grajoso.
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Grajoso
A person with foul-smelling armpits. (Grajo is the common Dominican term for pungent underarm body odor).
Yo, that girl has a case of grajo.
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Picotto
Describing someone who has strong body odor (the word refers to what Dominicans call grajo, or underarm stench).
Miguel never wears deodorant, that is why he is always walking around picotto.
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Machete
1. A large, heavy blade used mainly in rural areas for farming. In the city, it is typically used as a weapon for self-defense or crime. 2. A strong, foul armpit odor resulting from a lack of deodorant (synonymous with the Dominican term grajo).
1. Farmers use a machete to cut banana bunches from the plants, and criminals use them to chop off heads and arms. 2. Go two or three days without deodorant in the summer heat while sweating. Then smell your armpits: if you survive, you just smelled a burning machete.
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Cota
A buildup of grime, sweat, and dead skin that accumulates in skin folds, such as around the neck or under the breasts.
Juan, you have like three pounds of cota on your neck. Did you not shower today?
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Sobaco
A vulgar or informal term for the armpit. (In the Dominican Republic, a painful cyst or boil in this area is commonly called a golondrino.)
Lift up your arm so I can see the boil that broke out in your sobaco.
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