Embullado
A state of being hyped up, excited, or eager to start something.
He is really embullado with his new job.
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Tag: ilusión
Definitions tagged ilusión in the street dictionary.
República Dominicanahacer cocote
To get your hopes up or look forward to something with anticipation. (In the Dominican Republic, cocote refers to the neck, suggesting the act of stretching one's neck to see if something is coming).
Maria is hacer cocote that she will get paid this week. Pedro is hacer cocote that Maria will agree to go out with him tonight.
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Sueña Pilarín
This phrase is used for someone who is being naive or has unrealistic expectations, similar to saying, dream on or in your dreams. (It refers to the title of a 1925 book by Dominican author Abigail Mejia).
They say that in five years there won't be any more blackouts: Sueña Pilarín!
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Escogido
Playing better than ever only to lose as usual (a phrase used to mock the Leones del Escogido, a major Dominican baseball team, for their history of failing despite playing well).
There is only one: El Escogido.
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