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Tag: saltar

Definitions tagged saltar in the street dictionary.

Brincoteo

The act of jumping around repeatedly while dancing or celebrating, creating a high-energy commotion or a lively ruckus.

A: At the New Year's parties there's always a lot of brincoteo going on... B: Especially with the kids. They're the real experts at how to brincotear.

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Panamáby Rita.AP

Chiva loca

A term for hyperactive or restless children who are constantly jumping around (literally, a crazy goat).

Stop jumping around like a chiva loca, you just finished eating. / Look kid, stop acting like a chiva loca, we are leaving now.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Cabra loca

A term for restless or hyperactive children who cannot stay still. When used for adults, it refers to someone who is promiscuous or dates multiple people at the same time.

This girl is being way too much of a cabra loca. / This guy has no shame acting like a cabra loca.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Hospar

To jump or hop around happily, in the same way that the creatures designated by the noun form of this word do.

When we gave him the news, he started to hospar uncontrollably.

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Españaby NikoIzq

Puentear

To perform the act that any sane, consequence-minded person does once they become aware of how the world works and find themselves on a bridge: jump.

There were so many boxes in the warehouse that we had to puentear over them.

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Españaby NikoIzq

Baipasear

To go over someone's head, ignoring established hierarchy or authority to deal directly with someone at a higher level.

He baipaseó his boss and went to speak directly with the manager.

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Perúby HUVE84

tildes

A stylized way of writing used in Panamanian urban street culture where accent marks are placed in unconventional positions, specifically before the letters s or n (this orthography is often associated with the raka or chacal subcultures).

my favorite cartoon is hynipoóp

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Panamáby Anónimo