Dopela
A bald man. This is an example of vesre, a common linguistic practice in Argentina where the syllables of a word are inverted, in this case coming from pelado (bald).
That dopela was really stuck up.
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Tag: pelado
Definitions tagged pelado in the street dictionary.
ArgentinaMURUC´ULLO
Someone with a very short buzz cut or a shaved head (the term likely stems from indigenous languages meaning shorn or short).
Manuel came back from the barber muruc´ullo.
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BoliviaPela
An affectionate nickname for a bald man (a shortened version of pelado).
On Friday we are going to have a barbecue at Pela's place.
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Fondeado
A man who is starting to go bald and has a noticeably receding hairline. (The slang implies the hairline is moving toward the back, or fondo, creating deep receding temples).
Poor guy, he is 25 and already fondeado.
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Dolape
A playful way to refer to a bald person, created by reversing the syllables of the word pelado. (This wordplay is part of a common Argentine slang practice called vesre, where syllables are inverted).
Come on, dolape! Pass the ball!
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pelafo
A broke guy with no money, making him unappealing or a loser in the eyes of women.
Juan is a pelafo, he does not have a penny to his name, there is nothing interesting about him.
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ColombiaPelao
A losing lottery number or an entry in a drawing that does not win a prize. (Cristian Casablanca is a well-known media personality in the Dominican Republic who gives out lottery predictions).
Cristian Casablanca hits some numbers, but on how many of them does he end up Pelao?
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República Dominicanachingo
naked, in the buff, or stripped down
He came out of the bathroom completely chingo
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Costa Ricapepelompa
A bald person, a baldy.
My friend Gerardo is pepelompa.
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PerúEn mala
Describes someone who is completely broke or in a very bad financial situation, lacking even the pocket change for a public taxi (the concho is the local shared transportation).
Girl, the guy told me we couldn't go to the picalonga (a street food stall) because he is en mala.
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