Definitions tagged pelao in the street dictionary.
Someone who hangs around the streets without a cent to their name, trying to score some change because they do not have a job. It is a synonym for being dead broke.
Look at what's-his-name over there, they fired him and now he is just out here Raniando.
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A slang term for a child, teenager, or young person (In Colombia, it is a common informal way to say kid or youngster).
That pelao is so annoying. Look after the pelaito so he does not get hurt.
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A guy, boy, or young man. It is the reversed form of pelao, a common Panamanian word for kid or dude. This style of speaking, where syllables are flipped, originated in the Afro-Panamanian Congo culture of Colon province (specifically from the town of Portobelo) and has since spread nationwide across all social classes. Younger generations also use shorter variations like lapé.
Hey, what is up with that laopé?
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To be completely penniless or without a single cent on you. (A chele is the smallest unit of currency in the Dominican Republic, and this phrase implies not having even one).
Dude, let's go grab a cold beer. No man, I'm without NI UNO.
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A person who is flat broke or has no money (plata is the common slang for money in Colombia).
I am mondao.
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To be flat broke or have completely empty pockets. (The term literally translates to being in the pot, referring to a state of financial ruin).
A: Hey, lend me 200 pesos for gas. B: Well homie, you struck out, yo toy en olla.
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A common Colombian term used to refer to a kid or a young guy. It is also used to describe someone who is broke or has no money.
that Pelao does not know anything: I ended up Pelao after losing the bet
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A skin sore, scab, or infected lesion, such as a boil or a raw abrasion. (The term is commonly used in the Dominican Republic to describe crusty or weepy skin infections often seen on children).
Kid, you are covered in rampano.
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Bare ass or naked from the waist down. (In Venezuela, the term is frequently used in the context of parents threatening to spank their children on their bare skin).
I am going to give you a spanking a culo pelao.
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Refers to the act of hitting a specific, highly vulnerable spot or, in a sexual context, hitting the sweet spot to provide maximum pleasure. (The term refers to a hairless, sensitive area).
When you are with a girl and you make her really get into it. You say: damn, I gave it to her que le den por el pelao.
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A state of extreme poverty or rock bottom. It describes being without a woman, a car, a job, and especially without any cash. ("Olla" is a common Dominican term for being broke).
I am in a bad way! Or I am in the damn prangana.
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A person who is dead broke and in a rough spot, looking totally raggedy and disheveled.
Women don't pay any attention to Juan because he is a raton pelao.
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A person of no importance, low status, and very few resources; a nobody. (The guira is a metal percussion instrument common in Dominican music: the term suggests someone in a minor, background role.)
As soon as I can I am quitting that damn embassy, there is nothing there but a bunch of soba la guira.
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To be flat broke, penniless, or without a cent.
I have not been paid yet, I am en olla.
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to have sex without a condom, to go raw (a guiro is a traditional hollow gourd instrument and pelao means peeled or bare)
if you go a guiro pelao you are going to end up pregnant
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Spots or scars on the legs, typically on a woman, resulting from skin conditions or past injuries (in the Dominican Republic, this usually refers to the dark marks left by healed mosquito bites or sores).
That girl's legs are full of chele.
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To be short on cash or completely broke (the term is a play on the word corto, which means short).
- What's up, man? - Bad, man, I'm cortina to get with the girl today.
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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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An Arrastrado is someone who is down and out and never makes any progress in life or tries to get ahead.
The one who never has a cent in their pockets is an Arrastrado.
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A nobody or a low-class loser with little money or education who tries to act like they are something they are not. It also refers to someone holding a position they are completely unqualified for, like a politician given a government post they know nothing about just to collect a paycheck (a practice known locally as a botella).
Pelagatos are all over the Dominican government, since most politicians are in their roles because of friends and not because they have the ability to do the job.
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A person with very little money or someone who is dead broke and struggling to get by.
1. Girl, that guy is way too arracavaca to buy that. 2. And how are you going out with that arracavaca?
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A nasty road rash or scrape, usually from a high speed wipeout or an accident, that takes months to heal and leaves a permanent dark scar. It is also known as a guallao or pelao. A common version is the burn mark left on a leg from touching a motorcycle muffler while getting off (motorcycles are a primary form of transport and taxis in the Dominican Republic).
Look at that girl with her shin all rampanosa! I fell off the bike and got a huge rampano, buddy!
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A person who puts on airs and acts like they are a big shot even though they are totally broke and do not have a cent to their name.
Look at that raquitico, eating bread and drinking mabi (a common and inexpensive fermented drink).
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A term used to describe a man who is broke or in a bad financial situation (en olla is a common Dominican phrase for being penniless or in a bind).
Maria, don't pay any attention to that guy, he is a rullío.
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Ugly sores, raw skin, or small boils that appear at the corners of the mouth. The term is also used for the white, crusty saliva that accumulates in the corners of the lips from talking too much.
You need to put something on that boquilla girl, you look really bad.
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