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Tag: negra

Definitions tagged negra in the street dictionary.

moreno

A term used to refer to Black people in Panama. It is often used as a polite alternative to negro or negra to avoid the discriminatory or derogatory history associated with those words. (Panamanian social norms frequently favor this term to avoid causing offense).

Is that handsome moreno your son? : morena women are the most beautiful.

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cuscú

A term used to describe tightly coiled or Afro-textured hair (the name refers to the granular texture of the curls, which resemble grains of couscous).

'He is a very handsome Black man, with really lovely cuscú hair' : 'With this cuscú hair I have, I do not know how to style it'

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camero

An offensive slur for a gay man or a man perceived as weak and effeminate.

The camero is a sissy for not eating cheese.

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playaso

A derogatory slang term used to describe someone as very gay or flamboyant. (In Costa Rica, playo is a common slur for a gay man, and this version uses an augmentative suffix to intensify the meaning).

What a total playaso that guy is.

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Laura

In the Dominican Republic, this is a derogatory term used for Black people, often referencing slavery or people treated like beasts of burden. It is used as a racial slur to imply that someone is inferior or to dehumanize them.

1. You are a Lauro! 2. That Laura likes to run away. 3. That Lauro is not pulling enough coal out of the mines. 4. Laura is a dumbass, she is inferior to us. 5. Your skin is Laura-colored.

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