Definitions tagged ladrones in the street dictionary.
Organized criminal gangs that hijack cargo trucks on highways to steal merchandise and sell it on the black market. (Because Argentina relies heavily on road transport for logistics, these specialized hijacking groups are a prominent part of the criminal landscape).
piratas del asfalto rob an armored truck.
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To skim some extra cash or collect kickbacks, usually through corrupt practices in a public or private institution. (The term comes from the word for crumb, implying picking up small pieces of illicit profit).
I promise that if I win the elections, I will let everyone in my party boronear!
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A derogatory backronym for the Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberacion Dominicana), changing the official name to mean a bunch of Dominican thieves.
For example L.F. (Leonel Fernandez, former president)... who is the Happy Thief.
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A derogatory term for police officers in the Dominican Republic, used to mock them for being overweight and for the unattractive color of their uniforms (The traditional Dominican National Police uniform is a dull gray-green color often mocked by locals).
If a group of street-smart guys is hanging out on the corner, one of them yells, Here come the puercos, and everyone bolts.
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Winner of the Casandra Award for Best Actress of 2008 (this is a sarcastic reference to a Dominican banker involved in a major fraud scandal whose health-related legal defense was widely mocked as a theatrical performance).
And the winner for Best Actress of the Year 2008 is... vivian lubrano.
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A phrase used to criticize the Dominican president for ignoring systemic corruption and violence within the national police. It implies the president is oblivious to the fact that his security forces are just a bunch of thugs and thieves who act without consequence.
I know you have a way with words, but you need to get tough with these thugs and killers because el presidente esta ciego.
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A political party in the Dominican Republic known for taxing people like crazy just to justify the money they split among themselves: basically, a huge pack of big-time thieves. (The PLD is the Dominican Liberation Party).
Jesus Felix, Luis Inchausti, Leonel, OF COURSE! And all the others, and also the ones on the ghost payrolls, those guys are real hustling sons of a...
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Burundanga is a drug or chemical substance that criminals put on papers or objects to incapacitate victims. It is used in crimes because it causes severe physical discomfort and leads to total memory loss of whatever happens while under its influence. (In many Latin American countries, this term refers to scopolamine, a drug used to leave victims conscious but submissive during robberies.)
1. My daughter was the victim of an attempted robbery using burundanga. 2. At the store, a lady handed me a paper laced with burundanga: she wanted to rob me.
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A member or supporter of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). It is used as a derogatory label for someone considered vulgar, socially resentful, and incompetent. The term carries racist and classist undertones, describing them as black in both race and mindset. They are seen as a machine for destruction that sabotages while in the opposition but ruins the country when in power, mockingly called the Greatest Sewer. (The PRD is a major political party in the Dominican Republic historically supported by lower-income and Afro-descendant citizens).
Example: Hipolito Mejia
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