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 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 derogatory term for a trashy woman of low social status and little education. (In the Dominican Republic, the word cuero is a common slur for a prostitute or a woman of loose morals).
A derogatory term used for a man who is a womanizer or a player, and for a woman who is considered promiscuous (the female version, perra, is notably more offensive).
He is a perro, do not trust him. | That woman is a perra, I always see her with a different man.
(vulgar noun or adjective) Originally used to describe a male sex worker, the specific meaning has faded over time. It is now a harsh, general-purpose insult for someone you despise, similar to calling someone a scumbag or an asshole.
That piroba is going to pay for stealing my boyfriend!
A promiscuous woman or someone considered easy to sleep with (Maria Rispa is a controversial Spanish social media personality known for provocative behavior).
Noun and adjective. A woman who provides romantic or sexual favors in exchange for material benefits like money or gifts. These relationships are typically short-term, though they usually last longer than a single encounter. (The term derives from the verb chapear, which literally means to clear grass with a machete, implying she is trimming the man's finances).
A young lower-class Dominican woman between 18 and 27 who is considered unrefined or tacky. She often dates older men for money or gifts, a practice known as chapeo, and is typically treated as a side chick for casual sex and drinking at a colmadon (a neighborhood grocery store that functions as a social hub and bar).
Damn bro, let's find two chopitas and head to Boca Chica to drink some rum.
A vulgar term for someone who really loves dick and takes it all. (The word is a phonetic pun on the phrase y ni que da, meaning and nothing is left, suggesting the person devours every last bit).
A woman who is physically unattractive or unkempt and has a reputation for being promiscuous or overly flirtatious. She hits on every man she sees, but most men avoid her because of her reputation or appearance. (A chivirica is a similar Dominican term for a girl who is provocatively dressed and flirtatious).
Yoel: Damn dude, who is that girl? She tells every guy that walks by that she likes him and they all go running. Pedro: Bro, you don't know who she is? That is the neighborhood grillo.
A term used when a woman is constantly horny or sexually aggressive, she can not stop fucking, and feels compelled to sleep with any guy she finds attractive right away. (Toto is vulgar Dominican slang for vagina).
A short-stay motel used specifically for sex (in the Dominican Republic, these are typically called cabañas and feature private garages for anonymity).
-Baby, let's go to the uni, I'm paying. -My boyfriend gave it to me real hard at the uni.
An expression of disappointment, regret, or frustration, similar to darn it or damn. It is used to reproach one's own or another person's actions (it serves as a polite substitute for the interjection puta to avoid vulgarity).
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 vulgar label for a woman who sleeps around or has sex with many different men. (The term comes from salchichon, a large sausage, used here as a phallic reference).
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.
1. A total asshole or heartless dickhead who does not care about anyone. 2. A man-slut who will screw anyone or anything just to get laid. 3. A derogatory slur for a gay man, common in South American countries (the Panamanian term cuecon is also used here).
1. You really are a puto, you would not even help me. 2. He fucked every girl on that block and their pets and he still has two girlfriends, he is such a puto. 3. I saw Manuel kissing some guy, you can tell he is a puto.
A derogatory term for a promiscuous or street-wise woman, typically identified by a tattoo on her lower back, or tramp stamp. They are characterized as seeking money and an easy life, frequently seen riding on the back of motorcycles to display their tattoos. (In the Dominican Republic, the word also refers to the tailbone or lower back area).
Son, I told you not to bring those rabandolas to my house!
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 derogatory term for a woman with a bad reputation who is unbothered by having many street-smart or tough guys chasing after her (molletos and tigueres are Dominican terms for street-savvy, muscular, or dark-skinned men).
Look at that rabandola, she already changed husbands.
A woman who sleeps around but acts like she is piously pure and faithful. (The term combines the words for woman and saint to mock someone who acts like a saint while being promiscuous).
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 slut or prostitute who is worn out from having too much sex. The term plays on the names for street-sold shaved ice treats and uses a pun about being bagged more than groceries at a supermarket. (Yun yun and frio frio are Dominican names for snow cones).
You are a cuero yun yun because you are totally blown out from the amount of action you have been getting.