Cuatro gatos
An expression used to indicate that there are very few people present at a place or event.
Only cuatro gatos showed up to that party, man.
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Tag: parranda
Definitions tagged parranda in the street dictionary.
Panamátusa
A state of being completely hammered or wasted.
Throw some cold water on him so his tusa wears off.
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Entusao
Derived from tusa (a term for a drinking binge). Someone who is completely hammered and in a state of total blackout, having lost all sense of who they are.
I do not remember a thing, can you not see I was entusao?
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Canchalarga
A person who can party and keep the pace going for many hours or days at a time. (The term literally means long field, describing someone who has the endurance to go the distance).
The other day we went out on a bender with Joselito and that guy spent three days drinking. That guy is a top-tier canchalarga.
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Tipiquero
A musician who plays or sings Panamanian folk music, or a hardcore fan who listens to it constantly (in Panama, this refers specifically to an accordion-based genre called musica tipica).
The neighbor across the street is a tipiquero, man. He doesn't let us sleep for shit.
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Chiva parrandera
A party bus or converted coach used for nightlife, featuring loud music and drinks for the passengers. It is essentially a mobile nightclub. (In Panama, these are typically colorful, modified buses that tour the city during celebrations.)
A: What are you and Carolina doing this weekend? B: Oh, I think we are going to tour the city on a chiva parrandera.
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Culeco
The main attraction of Panamanian Carnival, where the crowd is sprayed with water from giant hoses on tanker trucks.
They woke up early today to go to the culecos. Her wallet was stolen at the culecos: of course, since those events are always packed with people.
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Naitafón
A phonetic adaptation of the English phrase night of fun. It refers to a vibrant late-night party featuring music and colorful decor, usually held at a dance hall or nightclub. This type of event is primarily a tradition within the Afro-Antillean community.
'We have a naitafón next weekend, everyone is invited' | 'He met her at the naitafón, it was love at first sight'
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GlobalSarao
1. A popular school dance or party, often held in a school gym for high school students. 2. Any kind of party where the only goal is to shake your booty until you drop.
We have a sarao at school next week | Rosa, why don't we organize a sarao?
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Arrancarse
To go on a wild bender or an unrestrained night of partying with a high risk of blacking out the next day.
"Tonight I am going to arrancar" | "Those people went to arrancar yesterday and they still have not come back."
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Bonche
1. A party, get-together, or night out on the town with friends. 2. A bunch or bouquet of flowers.
1. Let's go for a bonche tomorrow! 2. He sent me a beautiful bonche of lilies on Valentine's Day.
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