Definitions tagged manda-mas in the street dictionary.
The big boss, the head honcho, or the top executive who makes the final decisions in a company (the word literally means goat).
Look buddy, you have to wait for the chivo because he is the one who will decide. / The chivo at work fired a lot of lazy bastards.
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A tough guy or shot-caller who commands respect and fear through a menacing appearance, typically used to describe the leader or boss of a prison block. (In Dominican prisons, a probo is an inmate who exerts authority and control over a specific area or group of prisoners).
-Damn man, that guy looks scary as hell! -For real, he looks like a probo.
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A person who is exceptionally talented or a beast at what they do. It is used as high praise for someone who is a pro at a specific skill (in the Dominican Republic, this is a slang variation of the word for monster).
That guy is a montro at playing basketball.
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A girlfriend who constantly shows up unannounced wherever her boyfriend is, like a party or a friend's house, to haul him away. Even if the party is lit, when the Grua arrives, the guy has to drop everything and leave with her. If he doesn't, he'll either get dumped or be in the doghouse for days (literally: a tow truck).
A: Man, did you tell your girlfriend you were coming to this party? B: No, why? A: Well, the Grua just arrived to pick you up already.
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