A slang term for a girl who is considered promiscuous, easy, or sexually liberated. (The word is a Spanish adaptation of the English word ratchet and refers to a specific urban, trashy-chic aesthetic popular in the trap music scene).
Bro, that girl is a raxet. All these chicks are raxets.
A term for the circle or group of women who sell their bodies for a share of money (originally a Caribbean term referring to transactional sex or gold-digging).
A woman who gets on all fours for a living: a prostitute. (The term is a play on the phrase 'en cuatro', meaning on all fours, and the usual meaning of 'cuatrera', which is cattle thief).
A euphemism for a prostitute, literally meaning joyful woman. It is a more discreet way to refer to a sex worker. (Avenida 4 de Julio in Panama City was historically known as a red-light district).
July 4th Avenue? That is the street of the mujeres alegres, friend.
A discreet or euphemistic way to refer to brothels and whorehouses (a term originating from the historical location of such establishments near public markets).
A: Hey, Penalba, are we going to the mercado today, or what? B: Hell yeah, friend.
A woman who engages in sex work for money. (In Panama, the professional title for a college graduate is used as a sarcastic euphemism for a prostitute).
A: Where does Julia get so much cash, man? B: Julia? That girl is a top-tier Licenciada. Did you not know?
A derogatory expression used to label a woman as a whore or a loose woman. It functions as a euphemism for a harsher insult while maintaining a contemptuous tone.
He got involved with a tal por cual who just bled him dry and then dumped him.
A sex worker or escort, typically one who services high-end clients or operates independently (the term literally means prepaid, comparing the arrangement to a pay-as-you-go mobile phone plan).
Many university students pay for their degrees by working as a prepago.
A promiscuous woman or someone considered easy to sleep with (Maria Rispa is a controversial Spanish social media personality known for provocative behavior).
A woman who exchanges sex for money or expensive gifts. (The term comes from the verb chapiar, meaning to clear weeds or brush with a machete, referring to how these women clear out a man's wallet.)
A gold digger or high-class prostitute. It refers to a woman who uses her beauty and social status to extract money and luxury gifts from wealthy men. It is the modern evolution of terms like the chica beeper (women in the 90s who used pagers to arrange paid dates) and the megadivas (Dominican TV personalities of the 2000s often associated with high-end sex work).
I do not know why she brags so much, she is nothing more than a chapiadora.
Similar to a prostitute, but she does it for free: she is sex-starved and looks for it everywhere (in Chile, this is a highly offensive and vulgar slur used to shame women for their sexuality).
A woman who is a maraca and sleeps with different guys every night.
A derogatory term used to call a woman a hooker or a slut, whether she is a sex worker or is just perceived as promiscuous. (It is short for luminaria, the streetlights under which sex workers would wait for clients).
That girl from your building is a lumi, she hooks up with everyone.
A word formed by reversing the syllables of the word puta (a linguistic phenomenon in Argentina called vesre), used as a vulgar term for a prostitute or a promiscuous woman.
Man 1: My wife is a tapu. Man 2: Yeah, I already knew that. She bangs the whole neighborhood.
A prostitute. This term is used in the Costa Chica region of Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico, to refer specifically to sex workers who operate inside bars or cantinas.
A man or woman who hits on, flirts with, or tries to pick up absolutely everyone they see. (The term comes from the Dominican rhyming folk saying, como Villega, que a todos les llega, describing someone who reaches or goes after everyone).
Wow, Maria is acting like a Villega, picking up everyone who walks in.
A derogatory slang term for a prostitute or a woman perceived as promiscuous, used as a synonym for cuero.
That girl is not even good enough to be a pellejo from the Feria. (La Feria is a coastal area in Santo Domingo known for its nightlife and street prostitution).
A vulgar portmanteau combining the words zorra (slut), piruja (hooker), and lagartona (homewrecker). It describes a woman perceived as highly promiscuous who specifically targets men in committed relationships. (In Northern Mexico, piruja is a synonym for prostitute, whereas in Southern Mexico it can refer to a very thin person.)
That woman is a zorpila, she was seen with four men yesterday and look at her now, flirting with Laura's husband.
A promiscuous woman, a slut, or a prostitute (while it originally meant princess in the indigenous Muisca language, it evolved into a derogatory term for women considered low-class or loose).
A vulgar, derogatory term for a young woman who sleeps with many different men, literally meaning semen-mixer. It characterizes a woman as trashy or worthless because she has sex with multiple partners in short succession (a grillo is a Dominican slang term for a woman perceived as promiscuous or low-class).
And you? You ligaleche who lives for fucking anyone and everyone. Ruth? But Ruth? Are you really talking to me about Ruth? That girl is just a ligaleche, they caught her fucking seven guys at the UASD (the main public university in the Dominican Republic) one after the other, that trashy bitch.
A derogatory term for women in the nightlife or sex workers who walk with an awkward or bow-legged gait, suggesting they have had too much sex. (The word literally means female crab, comparing their walk to a crab's movement).
The tide goes out and the cangrejas come out, a common saying when night falls in Panama.
A prostitute who works in semi-public spots like porn theaters or dark alleys rather than private rooms, generally providing handjobs rather than full intercourse. The term usually implies the women are older, worn-down, or very poor and charge low prices. (This word is common in Spain).
The pajilleras at the cinemas usually sit next to their clients in the back rows.
The small of a woman's back, right above the buttocks. There is a folk belief that women with dimples in their Rabandola (known as dimples of Venus) have longer and more intense orgasms. The term also refers to a woman who is perceived as being hypersexual or obsessed with sex.
Take it, take it, take it, because I am a real player and you are a Rabandola.
A derogatory term for a prostitute or a woman perceived as promiscuous. It originates from the colonial era when men on the island traded cattle hides, or cueros, as currency to obtain women from visiting merchants. (The term is highly offensive and remains one of the most common vulgarities in the Dominican Republic).
A softer, less offensive term for a sex worker or a woman who trades sexual favors for money or rides in luxury cars just to gain social status. A lazzy is typically very attractive or fit, which is why this term is used instead of harsher slurs like cuero (a common Dominican term for a prostitute).
Jose, I passed by the corner yesterday and there was a lazzy that was incredibly hot: if I see her again today, I am taking her with me.
A shameless woman who pursues committed or married men without embarrassment. Also used as a vulgar insult for a cheap prostitute or a slut. (The term is a Spanish spelling of the Brazilian Portuguese quenga, which refers to a prostitute or a home-wrecker).
My neighbor is a KENGA, she likes married men and boyfriends.
A promiscuous woman who sleeps with anyone regardless of who they are, essentially a slut who has sex for free. (In Peru, the term comes from the verb cachar, which is a vulgar way to say to have sex).
A young girl who is a slut or a hooker (in Argentina, names like Daiana are often used as classist stereotypes for women from lower-income neighborhoods).
A derogatory label for a woman who has sex for free or is considered easy. It is an insult men use to call a woman cheap or low value (the term comes from the practice of buying goods on credit, implying she gives herself away for nothing).
A: Damn dude, did you see how hot Maria is? B: Hell yeah, but haven't you heard what the guys say? A: What? B: That she is a Zinga Fia'o.