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Tag: liote

Definitions tagged liote in the street dictionary.

Al rebú con puño

A chaotic free-for-all or scramble, usually involving a crowd fighting to grab items or a messy brawl. (In the Dominican Republic, this often refers to the rush when money or goods are thrown into a crowd at a celebration).

It is a synonym for Al rebú con puño.

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby Anónimo

A la garata con puño

A scramble or free-for-all that happens when someone throws money or food into a crowd, causing people to fight or shove each other to grab the items.

The guy threw 1,000 pesos and a heated garata con puño broke out right then and there.

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby Anónimo

Berengenal

A huge mess or a complicated problem that seems to have no solution (literally an eggplant field, which is notoriously thorny and difficult to navigate).

What a berengenal this is now, and how are we going to fix it...

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby benjamin