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Tag: hermana

Definitions tagged hermana in the street dictionary.

Maña

A shortened form of hermana (sister), used between close female friends, especially in the countryside. Manita is a common variation. (In Panama, the interior refers to the provinces outside the capital city).

A: Oh, mana, if you only knew what happened to me yesterday. B: Tell me, mana, tell me.

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Shurmano

A slang corruption of su hermano (his brother) used by canis and calorros (marginalized urban youth subcultures in Spain) in Southern Spain to address very close friends. Similar to bro or homie, it signifies a deep bond. It is sometimes shortened to shurma or feminized as shurmana.

What is up shurmano? Take a hit, shurma.

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Maña

A term used in female middle-class slang meaning sister, though it functions more like girl, sis, or friend. It is a shortened form of hermana. The masculine equivalents are mano, manin, and manito.

Oh mana, this is like, really, really intense, right?

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ecobia

A female friend, buddy, or pal. (Originally derived from the Abakua secret society, it has evolved from meaning a ritual brother to a general term for a close friend.)

That is my ecobia.

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tolongas

A term used in Argentina for a girl who is very stupid or slow, especially one who has become messed up in the head from being hit.

If you keep hitting your sister in the head she is going to end up tolonga.

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