Describes someone who is very stingy and hates to part with their money. (The logic is that if they reach into their pocket to get their wallet, the crocodile will bite them).
Come on, your treat, you cheapskate! What, do you have a Tener un cocodrilo en el bolsillo?
1. A common name for a mouse (in Peru, this is the standard everyday word for the animal). 2. An affectionate nickname for a small child, similar to little rascal. 3. A slang term for a thief or petty criminal.
1. Yesterday I saw a pericote wandering through the kitchen. 2. My pericote is already two years old. 3. The neighborhood has filled up with pericotes and junkies.
An animal similar to a massive mouse found mostly in the countryside, it gives off a foul odor when killed because it urinates and the scent is very strong (in Colombia, this refers to the opossum).
The chucha is a big mouse. Look at that chucha, wow!
A four legged insect with a tail that barks like a dog. It has massive self esteem, picking fights with anyone regardless of size. Supposedly, its eyes work like microscopes that make everyone else look tiny, explaining its fake bravery, though it will back off whining if confronted. It has a member way too big for its body and often needs a concrete block to reach larger dogs during mating. The real trouble starts when the act is over and it stays stuck, hanging like it is on a crane. Because it gets worked up and loses its temper so easily, it is common for them to die of heart attacks (coger cuerda is a Caribbean expression for getting angry or easily provoked).
Hey Victor, stop petting that rat. Man, I thought it was a chihuahua! Damn, where is that Rottweiler running off to? The neighbor's chihuahua chased him away.
Used to describe someone who does bad things or acts maliciously toward others, similar to calling them a jerk or a low-life. (In Venezuela, it typically refers to being mean-spirited or doing someone dirty.)
Dude, I cheated on my girlfriend with her friend. -Dude, you really are a RATA.
An opossum, described as a rat-like animal with coarse fur that releases a foul stench when aggressive. Slang for a person who is universally avoided or disliked because they are always in a foul mood and have terrible body odor. (Tlacuache is the Mexican Spanish name for the opossum).
We have a guy at work who is just like a Tlacuache, he is in a bad mood all day, basically secreting a nasty smell from his ass the whole time. He has a lot of enemies because of his shitty attitude and because he reeks from his ass, pits, mouth, feet, and everywhere else.