Definitions tagged pela in the street dictionary.
A popular entertainment spectacle in Bolivia where indigenous women, or cholas, compete in professional wrestling matches while wearing their traditional dress (the pollera is a voluminous, multilayered skirt that is a hallmark of Andean indigenous identity).
If you make it to La Paz, you have to go see the CHOLITAS CHACASCANI show.
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With your bare hands, without using any protection, gloves, or tools.
And he unscrewed that nut a mano pelá!
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A spanking or a disciplinary slap on the bottom, used by parents to warn a child who is misbehaving (the term mimics the sound of the slap).
Mom: Alex, don't tell lies or I'll give you a pa pao.
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A beatdown, thrashing, or a series of hard blows and punches delivered to a person.
1. I gave him a good apotemada for being a smartass. 2. Both of them gave me an apotemada and I could not defend myself.
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Shortened form of golpiza, meaning a physical beating or thrashing. It usually refers to corporal punishment given to children in the Dominican Republic to discipline them.
You little shit, get down from that tree right now or I am going to give you a golpiá!
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A strike delivered with the flat side of a machete, used as a form of corporal punishment or a beating rather than to cut the person (the machete is a common tool in the Dominican Republic often used to intimidate or discipline).
He was acting up and they settled him down with three planazos.
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A beating or whooping given by parents to children for misbehaving, typically using a hand, a belt, or a flip-flop.
I am going to give you a pela on your bare ass. Nobody is going to save you from that pela.
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An unfair matchup or a total blowout in a competition or fight where one side is extremely skilled and street-smart while the other is clueless. (In the Dominican Republic, a tiguere is someone who is savvy and cunning).
Any Dominican baseball team against the US All-Star team: that results in an abuso, man!
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A severe beating, a thrashing, or a one-sided defeat in a fight or competition.
That boxer was given a real catimba.
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A rubber flip-flop, notoriously used by parents as a projectile to give their kids a whooping. They are jokingly said to be able to turn corners when thrown to catch a fleeing child. (Samurai is a popular brand of inexpensive rubber sandals in the Dominican Republic).
My dad was an expert at making the samurai turn corners.
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A hellish place where you have to sweat your balls off just to graduate and get pissed as hell at the damn registrar staff who are good for nothing (UASD is the public university in the Dominican Republic, known for its difficult bureaucracy).
Everyone at the UASD registrar office should be fired.
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A lighthearted yet annoying punishment used on a child who is being a total nuisance. After a brief warning, you grab the kid by the ears or cup their head between your hands and lift them off the ground for a moment. It is satisfying for the adult but uncomfortable for the child. (The phrase literally means to see God eating rice).
- Robertico, stop messing around. ...Robertico keeps acting up... - Hey, come here, do you want to Ver A Dios Comiendo Arroz?
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The loudest and most insecure team in the Dominican Republic, they make a scene over every single hit. They never admit when an opponent is good, and whenever they get clobbered, they call it a fluke. They are the team that renovates their stadium just to hand the city's pride over to Licey after losing the Caribbean Series at home (Licey is their arch-rival from Santo Domingo, while the Aguilas are based in Santiago).
A total drubbing for the Aguilas Cibaeñas at the Quisqueya stadium on 12/16/08.
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The legendary and mysterious luck attributed to the Aguilas Cibaeñas baseball team during the seventh inning. After the team's traditional anthem Leña plays, fans believe the Mística has returned to spark a comeback or clinch a victory. (The Aguilas Cibaeñas are a major professional team based in Santiago, known for their passionate fan base in the Dominican Winter League).
The Mística is back. Now is the time! Let's get 'em! They are scared! What a real shame it must be for them.
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The rowdiest and most insecure team in the Dominican Republic. They are known for celebrating prematurely after any minor hit and dismissing the opponent's success as a fluke. They are so generous that they even let opposing players use them for batting practice (a reference to the professional baseball team based in the Cibao region).
Licey's batting practice on December 16, 2008: Aguilas Cibaeñas 2, Licey 8.
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A professional baseball team from the Dominican Republic, often mocked by rivals for having lost the most Caribbean Series tournaments both at home and abroad. (The Caribbean Series is an annual championship between the winners of professional leagues in several Latin American countries.)
The last Caribbean Series which was a real drubbing.
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A sexual enhancement pill, such as Viagra, that a woman wants her partner to take to improve his stamina and performance. (In Dominican slang, a pela is a physical beating, which in a sexual context refers to a vigorous or rough session).
Woman: Daddy! Hit me hard damn it! Give me La Pela because I am not feeling a thing! Man: Damn it babe! But I am giving it to you with power! Fast and hard. Woman: No baby... take La Pela because you are not even tickling me. Man: Nobody understands you, damn woman...
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To have such intense, rough sex with someone that it feels like their rear end is being wrecked. The expression implies penetration deep enough to knock the metaphorical beans out of the person's ass (habichuelas is a Caribbean term for beans, whereas Mexicans typically say frijoles).
They fucked me so hard they sacaron habichuelitas de la narga.
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A physical blow or a verbal lashing, such as a slap, a beating, or a harsh scolding. It can also describe a person who is notorious or acting crazy (boche is a Dominican term for a sharp, public reprimand).
Dominicans are Sonao for letting a subway be built when they do not have the means.
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1. A multicolored, spiral-shaped stick candy made of coconut and milk, commonly sold by street vendors. 2. A beating or thrashing (named because the candy resembles a switch or stick).
1. Pass me a Canquiña candy to sweeten my mouth. 2. That guy got Canquiña for being way out of line.
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