Definitions tagged privon in the street dictionary.
A wealthy person or someone pretending to be rich who thinks they are hot shit. They are incredibly stuck-up, act like everything and everyone is beneath them, and criticize everything. Essentially, an arrogant snob who gives people dirty looks and talks trash about anyone they deem inferior.
Man, you really are a come mierda. 1: You know it. 2: And why do you say I am a come mierda, do you even know me? (and they walk away).
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A show-off or someone who acts like a big shot to impress others, often by pretending to have more status or wealth than they actually do.
She is walking around being fantasmiosa with those new jeans, but she is not even all that.
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It describes someone who has become arrogant, stuck-up, or is trying to flex like they are a big shot.
That girl just started acting all high and mighty, se le subio la nota.
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A person who constantly measures themselves against others to prove they are the best or that what they own is superior. The term is a play on the word for comparing oneself to others.
Ruth tells Rosa, Carmen's dress is so pretty. Rosa, who is a comparona, replies: yeah, but I am sure it is not a designer brand; my dress is more expensive or it is from such and such brand.
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A person who puts on airs or acts superior to fake a higher social status, especially when they are around people who do not know them.
After visiting Luis's house, we saw he is really an agentao, because even though he brags about having expensive taste, he lives in a house with a tin roof (corrugated metal roofing is often associated with low-income housing).
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A person who acts like they are better than everyone else and is constantly getting into drama or trouble. (In the Dominican Republic, the verb privar refers to acting superior or putting on airs).
what a total come mierda that guy is.
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Used in San Pedro de Macoris to describe a show-off or someone who puts on airs, referring to a person who pretends to be more important or successful than they actually are.
Hey Victor, look where that FANFARA Hector is going, he really is a show-off, brother. I do not know what he is acting like.
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A flashy young man who loves parties, trendy clothes, and cars, but is also a cheapskate who refuses to spend money on drinks. (The term usually refers to a preppy or upper-class youth who focuses on appearances).
I am a Jevito and I am not ashamed to say it.
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To act stuck-up, show off, or think you are better than everyone else. (The Spanish definition uses an idiom about being the last Coca-Cola in the desert to describe someone who thinks they are hot stuff).
This guy is a total privon, supposedly just because he is driving a brand new car.
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To show off or act superior, especially when one has an enviable quality, luxury item, or car. (In the Dominican Republic, this refers to acting like a big shot or being stuck-up).
(e.g. He is privando like he knows everything). Then, he becomes a show-off.
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1. A stuck-up or pretentious person who makes an annoying and vain show of being smart or cultured, whether they actually are or not. 2. (Old-fashioned) A private tutor who visited homes to teach grammar to children.
1. That guy is such a Pedante, who does he think he is? The owner of the world? 2. The Pedante is coming today to give you lessons.
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1. A man who smells bad. 2. A guy who is pretentious and acts like he is better than others (this is a dialectal pronunciation of the standard Spanish word hediondo, meaning stinking).
1: Jose has a real stench. Damn right, Jose is a jediondo. 2: That guy bought a car a month ago and now he does not even say hi to you. What a jediondo!
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A person who acts stuck up or pretends to be better and more important than they actually are. It also refers to a pushover who tolerates being disrespected or insulted without standing up for themselves (In the Dominican Republic, the verb privar is used to mean acting like or putting on airs).
That girl acts like a come mierda. Don't let them insult you like that, don't be a come mierda.
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1. Chewing gum used to blow bubbles (known in the Dominican Republic as bombolas). 2. A stuck up or conceited person who looks ridiculous because they act superior to everyone else.
Ex 1: Get me 2 Dubble Bubble chicles, we are going to have a bubble blowing contest. Ex 2: Don't be so chicle, girl, and go talk to the guys.
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A person who acts like a big shot or shows off because they feel successful (this term is common in Dominican communities in the US and refers to someone being high-ranked or having high status).
Oh, but Juan has been acting so ranquiao ever since he bought that car.
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A person who puts on airs or pretends to have a higher social status than they really do, especially when meeting people who do not know them yet.
Brother, why are you acting like you are all that? Stop being so Agentao when you come from the sticks (refers to humble, rural roots).
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