Definitions tagged necio in the street dictionary.
To get stubborn, obsessed, or fixated on a specific goal, person, or object (from the word perro, dog, referring to the animal's persistence).
I emperré with the water heater and spent all Sunday trying to fix it.
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A stickler or someone who is extremely rigid, following rules or methods to the letter without compromise. It describes a stubborn, by the book person who can sometimes be borderline fanatical.
- My dad is an RT. - That grandma of mine is raja tabla, you have to do everything exactly how she says.
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Used to tell someone to stop being annoying or repetitive when they keep insisting on something (reference to a famously long Venezuelan soap opera from the 1980s).
Mom pleeease buy me those shoes.... Vas a seguir Abigail!
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1. A stubborn, annoying, or thick-headed person. 2. A small moth or butterfly (in Venezuela, this often refers specifically to common brown moths).
I don't like taras. Damn, you really are a tara, son.
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To be extremely stubborn, pig-headed, or to refuse to listen to reason. It describes someone who gets locked into an obstinate, difficult, or irrational mindset.
"You are acting all engorilado, bro" and "Let's see if you can stop being so engorilarte"
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Someone who goes out of their way to avoid others, acting disinterested while secretly badmouthing them. It also refers to someone who stares at the ground to avoid having to say hello or be recognized.
Luis is such a modorro, we ran into each other on the street and he completely dodged me.
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Someone who is constantly picking fights or is naturally argumentative.
Lemanuel is a peleonero, he always goes against what everyone else says.
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To stare intensely at someone while they eat, fixating on the food and imagining its taste or hoping to be given a tiny bit (a chin). A person who does this is shameless and does not care that they look pathetic.
Don't eat near that guy, he is velar more than a night watchman.
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Someone who is a real pest or very annoying.
That kid really is podongo. Don't play with that girl because she's very podonga. My uncle Anthony is podongo.
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A try-hard or a poser who does not realize their actions carry no weight, a fool who acts like a big shot. (Note: the phrase priva en gente is a Dominican expression for acting superior).
Like a total lackey when he gets cocky because he thinks he is a big deal and wants to start flexing, he is a forzador.
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Used to describe someone who is foolish, stupid, senseless, or dull-witted (the example refers to Roberto Micheletti, a politician central to the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis).
Micheletti, do not be so estólido so that you are not defined as a macron in 21st-century politics in our country, Honduras.
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Describes a person who is hard-headed and fails to learn from their past mistakes or failures (in the Dominican Republic, el guardia refers to a soldier or policeman).
Felix, look at that soldier, damn, now he is going to have 2 more kids, making it 3 total, how testarudo he is.
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A person, usually a child, who is incredibly annoying, hyperactive, or constantly getting into trouble. Someone who fucks around way too much and cannot stay still for a second (a contraction of the phrase 'mas que jode', meaning 'more than he annoys').
Come take a bath, Maquejode!
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