Used to say that you do not care or that something is irrelevant to you. (It refers to the idea of something being slippery like grease, so the situation just slides off you.)
A flashy, high-quality outfit or top-tier footwear. It refers to looking sharp or having drip. (Pinta is a common Caribbean term for a stylish outfit).
A colloquial variation of longaniza, a type of traditional spiced pork sausage. (In the Dominican Republic, it is a common street food often seasoned with garlic and bitter orange).
Give me a bag of Longana with green and sweet fried plantains.
A guy in the Dominican carnival who covers himself in burnt engine grease to represent African ancestors, participating in parades where they dance or scare kids. (These characters often demand small tips from onlookers, threatening to stain them with grease if they do not pay).
The tiznao asked me for 20 pesos and since I didn't give them to him, he smeared my arm.
Refers to the ratio and price for a serving of fried meat and fried green plantains (tostones) at a street food stand. It means 70 pesos worth of meat and 30 pesos worth of plantains. (Frituras are popular Dominican street-side stands specializing in deep-fried foods.)
1. Hey girl, fry me up a 70/30. 2. Damn, I ate a 70/30 at the corner fritura and I have such bad diarrhea I can't even stand it.