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Tag: irrespeto

Definitions tagged irrespeto in the street dictionary.

Postin

To take an excessive amount of time to do something, acting entitled and showing a lack of respect for other people's schedules.

My sister takes such a postin to shower that I can't stand her. / Don't let her in there because she takes all the postín she feels like.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

troll

A digital nuisance or obnoxious prankster who joins online groups to sabotage the shared values or core thinking of the community.

This troll is here to start trouble again. / Heads up, group admin, there is a troll around trying to annoy everyone (mosca is a local term for being alert).

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Te la fumaste verde

To suggest that someone is high or has lost their mind because they are acting in a crazy, irrational, or inappropriate way. (The reference to green implies smoking raw or potent marijuana).

Dude, Te la fumaste verde? You can not just drop your pants here. / Te la fumaste verde? What were you thinking, taking your dad's car!

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Musicólogo

While the word technically refers to an academic music scholar, in the Dominican Republic it is used for people who install massive sound systems in their cars to blast music as loudly as possible (these individuals often gather in public spaces for volume competitions known as voceteo).

That pack of musicólogos in the parking lot won't let anyone sleep.

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República Dominicanaby Individuo

respeto

In Venezuelan social context, respeto refers to the mutual recognition of rights and duties that allows for coexistence. While authorities often use phrases like (Respeta the rules), specifically in public systems like the Caracas Metro, the term implies that breaking a rule is not an offense against the rule itself, but an act of disrespect toward other citizens who share the space. It emphasizes that while laws are followed or broken, only people can be shown or denied respeto.

You hear it in legal or traffic contexts: Respeta the laws. But how do you offend a law? You simply disobey or ignore it. However, if I insult you or your family, that behavior is a true lack of respeto toward your integrity as a person in society.

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Venezuelaby parmenidez Alvarez

Lisura

Cheekiness, audacity, or a display of nerve. It refers to a disrespectful act or the behavior of being overly forward and inconsiderate (in Panama, the term is associated with someone who is bold or impudent, often crossing social boundaries).

Look at the Lisura on you!

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Panamáby Anónimo

Supiritar

To repeatedly show disrespect or badger someone. (This word is a reference to a viral video in Colombia featuring a woman named Dona Luz).

Do not supirite me.

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Colombiaby Anónimo