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Tag: para

Definitions tagged para in the street dictionary.

Jabòn en pan

A basic, unfragranced laundry soap sold in large rectangular bars or blocks. (This type of soap is typically used for hand-washing clothes or scrubbing out tough stains).

Jabòn en pan with no dyes or perfumes.

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on tobul

For real, no kidding, or no bluffing. It is a back-slang reversal of the phrase no bulto (a common Dominican expression meaning no lies, no drama, or no fake posturing).

Let's go to the party today, on tobul.

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esta pa`tras

Used to describe someone who is totally wrong, delusional, or full of it. It is commonly used to call someone out for making exaggerated or false claims.

Juan Ignacio says: I slept with five women last night. His friends say: This guy is esta pa`tras.

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De hay pentro

In Costa Rica, this describes someone who is trashy, low-class, or very ill-mannered and unrefined (it literally means from there inwards, often implying someone from marginalized urban neighborhoods).

That woman is totally de hay pentro.

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bipear

To give someone a missed call on purpose by hanging up before they can answer, usually so they see the notification and call back (often done to avoid using phone credit).

There is Pedro bipeandome because he is broke.

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yabia

A slang contraction of the phrase ya para, meaning stop it already or cut it out. It is used to command someone to stop what they are doing immediately.

Stop the nonsense YABIA, you fool.

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implemento bozal

A piece of horse racing equipment used to prevent a horse from opening its mouth while running.

This implemento bozal is passed behind the nose and around the lower part to keep the mouth closed.

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bozal blanco

A crescent-shaped device lined with suede or similar material placed on a horse's face to force it to keep its head up. (It is used to block the horse's downward vision so it does not get distracted by its own front legs while running).

Some horses get distracted watching their front legs while galloping; when you put this bozal blanco on them, they lose their vision if they lower their heads, so they have to lift them up.

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Pa'

A common contraction of the preposition para, used to mean for or to in informal speech.

- Pa' what is that? - Huh? This? Pa' shove it up a dog's backside.

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Para

A person who exerts significant influence or authority over someone else, or a formidable person who commands respect and intimidation (the term comes from the verb parar, to stop, referring to someone whose presence stops the show).

Ramonsito's Para just got here, the fun is over for him. Don't pay that girl any mind, she is not going to steal your husband, she is no Para.

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Rumbo

A term used to indicate that someone is headed for or on the way to a specific location.

I am heading rumbo to the airport, I am almost there. I am rumbo to Santiago (a major city in the northern Dominican Republic).

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viajera

A woman who lives abroad and visits the Dominican Republic every so often, flashing a wad of cash and the latest fashions, making every local guy want to get with her. (In the Dominican Republic, these women are often seen as high-status targets because they bring foreign currency).

The guys love viajeras because they are like a scholarship, they pay for everything, so who wouldn't like that?

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