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Tag: piantini

Definitions tagged piantini in the street dictionary.

Jevito

A preppy, trendy rich kid from upscale Santo Domingo neighborhoods like Piantini or Naco. The term specifically describes the 80s and 90s youth subculture that attended elite private schools, hung out at exclusive social clubs, and listened to New Wave music. They looked down on anything they considered low-class, only accepting Juan Luis Guerra as legitimate merengue. They were known for their specific fashion sense, like slicked-back gelled hair and expensive imported clothing. (Piantini, Naco, and Arroyo Hondo are wealthy residential areas; Carol Morgan and Babeque are elite private schools).

The Jevito with his Cavaricci and Edwin jeans.

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cineplex

A movie theater in Plaza Naco where preppy kids from the Naco and Piantini neighborhoods gathered on weekend nights during the late 80s and early 90s (Naco and Piantini are upscale areas in Santo Domingo). These youths went there to hang out outside the building to show off their new clothes and act like big shots. The place would get so crowded outside that no one actually bought tickets, which eventually led the cinema to go bankrupt. It was also common for guys to start fistfights there just to show off and impress others.

1: Hey, let's go to cineplex. 2: What movie is playing? 1: What movie? Hell no, we are going to stand outside so people see us and we can act like big shots. 2: Oh, okay, let's go pose then.

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arroyo hondo

A neighborhood perceived as being at the edge of the world, even farther than the border town of Dajabón. It contains a mix of wealthy people, the poor, and criminals. Although it is a prestigious area for the rich, it is also considered a wild place where being caught out late is dangerous enough to land you in the newspaper the next day (Dajabón is a province on the Haitian border often used as a benchmark for extreme distance).

- Bro, want to go to a party? - Where? - In arroyo hondo. - You are crazy. That is way too far. I would have to leave the party at 10 PM just to get home by 2 AM.

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