VENDEME
A command used by a customer to get a vendor's or shopkeeper's attention when they are being ignored or are waiting to be served (literally, sell to me).
Ma'am, VENDEME please.
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Tag: pedir
Definitions tagged pedir in the street dictionary.
BoliviaHacer Vaca
To chip in or pool money together by asking for contributions from others. It is very common among coworkers or students to pay for a shared expense like food or drinks.
We need to hacer vaca for the beers this weekend. / Let's hacer vaca to have a barbecue on game day.
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Venezuelamangazo
A request or the act of hitting someone up for a favor, typically involving money.
Hey, I have to hit you up for a mangazo. Do you have 100 pesos to lend me? I will give them back on Tuesday.
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ArgentinaEl que no llora, no mama
A saying used to suggest that if you do not speak up or complain, you will not get what you need or be noticed. It references how a baby must cry to be fed.
El que no llora no mama and whoever does not steal is a sucker. (A famous line from the tango Cambalache by Enrique Santos Discepolo).
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Mamón
A term used for a brown-noser or a suck-up: someone who constantly flatters people, usually those in power, to get what they want. (In Venezuela, it is a synonym for the vulgar term jala bola).
This guy is such a mamón, it is so annoying. / Gabriel is being way too much of a mamón with the teacher.
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Martillar
A synonym for shaking someone down for a bribe, but it also refers to hitting up several people for small amounts of money to reach a goal, which is not necessarily a crime. (In Venezuela, the synonym matraquear specifically refers to police or officials demanding bribes).
I was martillando all my uncles today and I got the money for the bus fare to the beach.
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gorrear
To mooch or sponge, specifically by asking for food or drink after someone else has already bought it.
I bought an empanada and the Herreras showed up to gorrear.
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Colombiamangar
To scrounge, mooch, or bum something off someone, especially money or cigarettes, often by being annoying or persistent. It also refers to hitting someone up on the street for a handout.
He is mangando something from me every single day.
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mendigar
To beg or plead for money or food, like a beggar asking for a piece of bread.
To ask, to plead (mendigar).
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MéxicoPeaje
1. A toll booth. 2. An informal checkpoint or shakedown where a group of people stops passersby to ask for money, typically to fund a street party or buy a bottle of liquor (a pote).
You can't even go through Villa Consuelo at Christmas because of all the peajes they set up (Villa Consuelo is a neighborhood in Santo Domingo).
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República Dominicanadame un pata
A request for a small bite or taste of someone's food, often used when someone is acting like a moocher. (In Dominican culture, it is very common to share small portions of a meal or snack with friends nearby).
Hey man, give me a dame un pata of that rice. Dude, have a dame un pata of that.
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Sueltame en Banda
An expression used to tell someone to leave you alone, back off, or stop bothering you. (In Dominican slang, the phrase implies setting someone aside or giving them space).
Look, you devil child, stop fucking with me because I am not giving it to you, Sueltame en Banda.
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