Apeñado
Clueless, dense, or slow to understand something. It describes someone acting like a fool or lacking basic knowledge.
You are really apeñado when it comes to math.
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Tag: pena
Definitions tagged pena in the street dictionary.
EspañaMUERGANA
A shameless person or a scoundrel who does not feel any embarrassment about acting or speaking against social norms. It is used to describe someone who is cheeky, bold, or has no sense of decency.
This MUERGANA never learns. / What a MUERGANO this guy is.
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VenezuelaBochorno
To experience intense embarrassment or shame, particularly in public or awkward situations. It can refer to both personal humiliation and the feeling of secondhand cringe.
What a bochorno, how could this happen to me here. / And when I saw him, I fell down the stairs, what a bochorno.
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Dar pena
To be pathetic or cringeworthy: used to describe someone or something that is extremely embarrassing or acts in a shameful way.
And you went to beg her to come back to you? Ugh, no, you das pena, Jaime | That player number 10 da pena, he is so bad!
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Panamámancha
A crew, squad, or group of friends (in Peru, this is the most common way to refer to one's inner circle or clique).
Tomorrow I will go to the party with my university mancha.
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PerúY media
An intensifying expression placed after a noun, usually a negative one, to emphasize its severity or magnitude. It functions like saying something is a total or complete version of that thing, similar to the English phrase and then some.
Did he tell you that? Lie y media! I was never over there. | Street drama y media, girl. That lady is just awful. (Rambulería refers to vulgar, loud, or confrontational behavior typical of street culture).
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Se te aguó el guarapo
An expression used when someone chickens out or loses their nerve right before doing something. It is a way of calling someone a coward. It is also used to mock a man for being effeminate or to imply he is gay (guarapo is a traditional sugarcane juice, and watering it down symbolizes a loss of strength or perceived masculinity).
Dude, what happened? Se te aguó el guarapo when you got to the stage? / Oh man, it looks like se te aguó el guarapo to you.
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Acabangarse
To get deeply sad or bummed out, especially due to heartbreak or loss. (Comes from cabanga, a local term for melancholy or longing).
But don't acabangues, there are plenty of women out there | They stole her phone and she has been acabangada ever since.
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Collera
A tight-knit group of friends or a crew that someone hangs out with all the time (in Peru, the verb parar is used to mean spending time or hanging out).
That collera your brother hangs out with doesn't have the best reputation.
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Chiquishow
An embarrassing scene or tantrum thrown by an adult who is acting like a spoiled child.
Jose made a chiquishow in the street because he saw me give a friend a hug. If I do not answer his call, he will surely throw a chiquishow when I get home.
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¡Andá!
An exclamation used to express regret, dismay, or surprise, similar to saying Oh no or What a shame. (In the Dominican Republic, this is a very common way to react to bad news or an unfortunate realization.)
¡Andá, what you said is true!
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República DominicanaFarandal
Relating to the celebrity or party scene. It refers to flashy, over-the-top, or trendy clothing and behavior typical of someone who wants to be noticed in show business or at parties. (A verbena is a traditional Spanish open-air street festival.)
Put on your farandal, we are going to the street festival.
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su manifica
An exclamation used to express shock, surprise, or pity. It is a slang corruption of the religious phrase Jesus magnifica (Jesus magnifies), used similarly to saying Good Lord or Holy cow when seeing something startling or unpleasant.
su manifica!! That woman is so ugly!!
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Que Olla!
An exclamation used to describe someone or something that is pathetic, pitiful, or in a state of failure. It is often used to mock someone's desperate situation or lack of money (in Dominican slang, being in the pot refers to being broke or having nothing left).
Hi, you really make me feel pity. Oh, Que Olla!
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Ombe
A versatile Dominican interjection used to convey a wide range of emotions like sympathy, nostalgia, or dismissal (it is a shortened version of hombre, or man, but used for any gender).
Oh, ombe, my grandson left for the city. Oh! Ombe, leave it alone, it is not important. Did he fall? Oh, ombe, did he hit himself hard?
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Voleta
Someone or something that is cringeworthy, tacky, or makes a fool of themselves in a certain situation.
what you did was so Voleta
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ColombiaGarpantula
An unsophisticated, trashy woman who thinks she is hot and high-status despite being poor and unrefined. Usually skinny, they act like they are all that. (Jibara refers to someone from the countryside who lacks social polish).
Neighborhood women acting like a Garpantula.
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Rabano
A vulgar slang term for the penis (literally radish).
- Damn, Roberto has quite a Rabano! - What a Rabano Roberto has!
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Pititijinki
A term used in children's games to signal surrender or to say uncle when being caught or penalized (common in traditional Dominican street games).
Pititijinki you cheeky brat: get down from there.
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