A fan or supporter of the Estudiantes de La Plata soccer club. Several theories explain the name: the most popular suggests the founders were medical students who experimented on rodents, but the actual origin comes from a famous fan who hung around the train station in the club colors and was known by that nickname (Estudiantes de La Plata is a major soccer club based in the city of La Plata, Argentina).
- The Pincharratas are four-time champions of the Americas and world champions.
To investigate or figure something out by fiddling with or manipulating objects. The term derives from mondongo (tripe), suggesting a messy or intuitive search for answers similar to reading animal entrails to tell the future (mondongo refers to tripe or animal intestines, a common ingredient in Spanish cuisine).
A colloquial and slightly exaggerated verb combining the prefix es, pierna (leg), and quebrarse (to break). It means to hurt your legs by spreading them too wide or doing an awkward split.
Be careful sitting like that, you might esperniquebrarte.
A playful or humorous name for the summit or peak of a mountain or hill. (This term is used specifically in the Campo de Gibraltar region of southern Spain.)
They say that no one has ever reached the picoruta of that mountain.
A useless object or a piece of junk. The term arises from a regional contempt for looms, which supposedly led many locals to walk naked in the times when they were used to make clothes.
Are you telling me you thought it was a good idea to buy this telar?
Reprimands or warnings whose goal is to keep the person awake at night, such as traffic tickets kindly issued by a government interested in its citizens, or more precisely, in their pockets and wallets. (The term plays on the dual meaning of staying awake and keeping a vigil.)
A tool used to prop up or lift a vehicle, like a car jack. The name comes from an old-fashioned version where a young lad was ordered to hold the weight on his back, much to the amusement of the elderly and the destruction of his spine.
Can you lend me the tentemozo to change the cart wheel?
An elongated, reddish-gray cloud that brings lightning and storms, humorously compared to the scolding of a furious mother or wife, though slightly less destructive (the name comes from the word for a person who constantly scolds or grumbles).
Used to describe someone who is annoying or a nuisance (common in southern Spain and the Canary Islands as a colloquial variation of fastidio, meaning annoyance).
A large stone or rock, often described as something destined to hit some unlucky person in the face (morros is common slang for the face or snout in Spain).
Someone should clear those morrillos from the path.
Refers to a person with extreme street smarts or cunning, typically used in an excessive or unscrupulous way (tigueraje is a Dominican term for street-wise savvy that often involves bending rules).
That doctor is a leon, he charges the insurance for one person's medicine and uses it for three.
A big shot, a powerhouse, or someone who considers themselves the top dog (a reference to the idiom papa de la matica, meaning the ultimate authority).
The torontontón is here, you old bitch! Look, Jose thinks he owns this business, he comes in here like the torontontón, eats and drinks and dances with the women and doesn't pay, that fucking asshole.
A supporter of Leonel Fernandez Reyna, a former three-term president of the Dominican Republic. It is a slang version of the formal term leonelista, reflecting the common local speech pattern of dropping the s sound.
Man, I am backing Leonel even if he runs on his own without a party. I am a hardcore Leonelita.
A member or supporter of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). Historically, they marketed themselves as the moral and intellectual elite of Dominican politics, but are often viewed as arrogant and intolerant. They are known for maintaining a polished image through massive media spending while being accused of perfecting the art of hiding corruption. (The PLD is one of the three main political parties in the Dominican Republic and held power for sixteen consecutive years until 2020).
Before they criticized the NGOs run by congressmen that handled over 100 million pesos, and now they create a monthly slush fund (barrilito) of 250 million. They assign themselves salary raises of up to 4,000 percent to prevent corruption. They discredit anyone who opposes their plans.
Constitutional President of the Dominican Republic (1996 to 2000 and 2004 to 2008) and leader of the PLD party. While most presidents are seen as good-for-nothings, he is considered one of the better ones who cares about progress, though the people around him are a bunch of thieves. (Leonel Fernández is a major political figure who served three terms as president and is often associated with the modernization of Dominican infrastructure).
The one who made the country worth something with useful buildings. The one who started that wack curfew: at 2:00 AM is when the party is just getting started.
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