Definitions tagged habla in the street dictionary.
To get tongue-tied, flustered, or lose your train of thought while speaking. It refers to getting stuck in the middle of a sentence and not knowing how to get out of it. (The term comes from batata, the word for sweet potato, implying a state of being stuck or slow-witted).
I do not know what I was saying to you... I got abataté.
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Messy and pointless chatter: a loud hubbub of talk that doesn't really lead anywhere.
Actually, it was just a long hablantina between the president and the activists.
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Used to tell someone to be honest, be direct, or speak in a way that can be understood.
Habla claro because I do not understand you. If you do not Habla claro, we will never understand you.
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A sharp scolding, a verbal lashing, or a rude and snappy way of talking back to someone (in the Dominican Republic, this refers specifically to a harsh rebuke).
He gave me a boche when I asked him his name.
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A made-up story or smooth talk used to convince someone of something.
Pedro is giving the police muela so they will let him go.
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To speak in a mix of northern Dominican dialect and Spanglish. It is like the Dominican York style, referring to Dominicans influenced by New York culture, but featuring the specific accent of the Cibao (The Cibao is a northern region of the Dominican Republic where people typically substitute r and l sounds with an i).
Manny Perez.
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