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Tag: mantenio

Definitions tagged mantenio in the street dictionary.

tuta conuco

A contraction of tu tas (you are) and conuco (a small farm plot), common in Santiago (a city in the northern Dominican Republic). It describes: 1. A person or thing that is way behind, outdated, or clueless. 2. Someone or something that is high-maintenance or helpless and needs constant care because they cannot function alone.

-Raymond: Hey bro, did you already do the Friday thing? -Miguel: Is it for Friday? Man, I have not even started. -Raymond: Miguel, tuta conuco.

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República Dominicanaby Demetrio

Come Comia

1. A nobody or someone of little importance. 2. A useless person or freeloader who consumes resources without contributing. 3. A cheapskate or stingy person (literally means food-eater).

This business would be doing better if there were not so many comecomías.

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República Dominicanaby Individuo

kamajan

A freeloader or moocher who lives at someone else's expense (Avenida Duarte is a busy commercial street in Santo Domingo where people go to hustle or engage in street life).

Look, you big kamajan, go pick up men on Duarte because you have got me totally cleaned out!

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo