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Tag: manicomio

Definitions tagged manicomio in the street dictionary.

28

A slang term used to refer to someone who is crazy or to a psychiatric hospital. (The primary mental health facility in the Dominican Republic, the Padre Billini Psychiatric Hospital, is located at kilometer 28 of the Duarte Highway, leading locals to use the number as shorthand for the asylum or insanity in general).

The mark of a crazy person: Made in the 28. He said he worked at the 28 but the straitjacket uniform was very uncomfortable.

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby Individuo

El 28

The name commonly given to the main psychiatric hospital in the Dominican Republic (referring to its location at Kilometer 28 of the Duarte Highway).

And where did this crazy guy come from? From El 28??

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby Anónimo

Fugar

The act of going crazy, losing one's mind, or acting erratically. This happens spontaneously. Someone is said to be fugando or about to fugar when they exhibit abnormal or reckless behavior that deviates from social norms.

A: Hey, let's jump off the bridge to get to the river faster. B: Look, you damn crazy bastard, you jump so you can kill yourself. Are you fugando?

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby Anónimo