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Tag: opinion

Definitions tagged opinion in the street dictionary.

A la gilada ni cabida

An expression used to signal that one should not pay any attention to haters, idiots, or what other people think. (In Argentina, gilada refers to a collective of fools or squares, and cabida means giving someone attention or the time of day).

- Just do what you feel and a la gilada ni cabida.

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a boca de jarro

To talk off the top of one's head or make claims without checking the facts, providing details, or having any real proof.

- Everyone here talks a boca de jarro and nobody knows for certain what happened.

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Con el diario del lunes

An expression describing how easy it is to judge a situation once the outcome is already known. It is common in soccer debates where people criticize decisions after the match is over. (Monday is when newspapers publish the results of Sunday soccer matches).

Well, if you are talking to me con el diario del lunes, I could also tell you that the coach should have started both forwards from the beginning.

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veleta

A fickle person or flip-flopper who changes their mind constantly. Someone who lacks conviction and just goes whichever way the wind blows.

Yesterday you did not like rock and now you are telling me you like it. You are such a veleta.

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Argentinaby DiegoEFE

Dique

Short for dizque. A common filler word used when quoting someone else or recounting an anecdote, functioning similarly to he was like or supposedly in English.

Adriana Dique we are going to party today and she has to work tomorrow. | She told me Dique: You never listen to me!, and she left all mad.

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Cada loco con su tema

Used to express that everyone has their own way of thinking, personal fixations, or opinions, and it is best to just let them be. It is equivalent to the English phrase to each their own.

I am not going to give my opinion, cada loco con su tema. I do not know what to tell you, cada loco con su tema.

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Rosca izquierda

Someone who systematically opposes everything or always holds a contrary opinion to the general consensus. (The term literally refers to a left-handed screw thread, which turns in the opposite direction of a standard one).

Just because you are a rosca izquierda does not mean you are smarter than everyone else.

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