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Tag: racha

Definitions tagged racha in the street dictionary.

Qué cagada

A vulgar exclamation used to react to bad news, misfortune, or a mess. It is equivalent to saying that sucks or what a shitty situation.

A: Did you hear that Sergio and his wife got divorced because she cheated on him with his brother? B: No, I didn't know! Qué cagada!

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SALADO

Someone who is plagued by bad luck or going through a losing streak. It is commonly pronounced as sala'o or salá (dropping the d is a standard feature of Panamanian speech).

You lost ten dollars yesterday and fifty today, you are really SALADO | I do not buy lottery tickets because I am too SALADO for that.

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Salar

To jinx someone or bring bad luck upon them (the term refers to the common Latin American superstition that salt is a source of misfortune).

Oh, do not say that, do not sales me! : I do not want her near me, she is so negative that she will surely sala me.

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De a vaina

An expression meaning barely, by a miracle, or by the skin of one's teeth. It describes something achieved against all odds or through a stroke of luck that almost seems supernatural.

I have enough to eat, de a vaina. | I was able to arrive on time, de a vaina.

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Batoso

A person who has incredibly good luck.

That Batoso Pedro won the lottery | He found a $100 bill in the parking lot, what a Batoso!

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