Definitions tagged police in the street dictionary.
A slang term for a thief disguised as a police officer or a corrupt cop who uses their position to rob people. They are considered the most effective thieves because they are never arrested, as they can always claim they were just doing their job (referring to members of tactical police units who are often accused of extortion in the Dominican Republic).
A: Dude, one of those SWAT caught me. B: No way!! How much did he take from you?
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Derived from the fake Latin Ladronasous (big thief), this is a peculiar character in Santo Domingo who talks nonsense, collects a salary for a ghost job (botellas), buys luxury SUVs (jeepetas), pays off their bootlickers (tumba polvo), and maintains a couple of mistresses. They can be found in positions like deputy, mayor, senator, police colonel, Catholic Cardinal, or President. (Botella refers to a person on a government payroll who does no work; jeepeta is a high-end SUV; tumba polvo is a sycophant).
To see the biggest cluster of politicos, check out a presidential motorcade heading to the provinces and you will see up to 200 jeepetas and luxury cars following their leader.
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Política is the process, ideologically driven by greed, through which a person can go from being a nobody to being rich in the Dominican Republic overnight. (This definition reflects a common cynical view of local politics as a tool for rapid, corrupt enrichment.)
Which is what has caused the country to be buried in the debt it is in.
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A slang term for the police, especially those conducting nighttime raids. (This word is also widely used in Puerto Rico).
Here comes La Jara, everyone start running!
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A pot-bellied guy with the back of his neck tanned dark from the sun. He always wears a shirt so tight the buttons are about to pop off, and because of his crappy salary, he has no choice but to team up with thieves (tiguere is a Dominican term for a street-smart, often shifty person).
Dominican policia (a national character).
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A corrupt, self-serving politician who uses their position for personal profit while showing total disregard for the public. (The term is a phonetic adaptation of the English phrase fuck you, describing a leader who essentially says this to the public.)
The fokiuse gathered for an emergency meeting to review the national budget: in other words, their own salaries, daily stipends, and money for their private foundations.
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A legal eagle or sharp lawyer who is highly skilled in laws and court procedures.
My dad is a JURISTA, he will get you out of jail easily.
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