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Tag: silla

Definitions tagged silla in the street dictionary.

Espatillar

To spread one's legs wide apart, whether by doing a split or sitting in an ungraceful, revealing manner.

Tell the girl not to espatille like that, you can see everything : I fell out of bed and ended up all espatillada.

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Puesto quemado

It refers to a reserved or saved seat. It is used to tell someone that they cannot sit in a specific spot because it is already spoken for by you or someone else.

'You can't sit here, puesto quemado' | 'Puesto quemado, Marisol, get up!'

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CARAJO

A vulgar expression for a distant, unpleasant place, used to tell someone to go to hell or get lost. It refers to the crow's nest, a basket at the top of an old ship's mast where sailors were sent as punishment because the extreme swaying caused severe seasickness.

You know what? Go to the CARAJO!

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo

ojete

The anus (a vulgar term similar to asshole or butthole).

His ojete got chafed from riding a horse so much.

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radio bemba

The grapevine or word of mouth network used to spread rumors and gossip. It refers to people who pass on news that is often distorted, unverified, or flat out wrong as it moves from person to person. (Bemba is a slang term for lips, referring to the physical act of gossiping).

Hi Maria. What is up Juanita, I have some gossip: radio bemba said your uncle's wife ran off to the States with another man. (The term 'pa lo paises' literally means 'to the countries' but specifically refers to moving to the U.S. or Europe).

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo

Yo lo agarro bajando

Used when letting someone have their way or giving them enough rope to hang themselves, with the intention of settling the score or confronting them later when they think they have gotten away with it.

Let him keep taking the chairs, yo lo agarro bajando.

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Trono

1. The toilet, crapper, or john. 2. The presidential office or seat. 3. The spot a guy loses when his girlfriend dumps him for another man, who then takes his place. (Sancocho is a hearty Dominican meat and vegetable stew).

A: Damn, I ate a sancocho that has me in bad shape, I'm gonna crap my pants. B: Dude, just get to the Trono.

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Taburete

A rustic chair made of rough-hewn wood and rawhide or untanned leather (a traditional piece of furniture in rural Cuba).

My grandmother's taburete.

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Chinchilla

A pun on the words 'sin silla', meaning 'without a chair', used to describe a lack of seating (the headword is a city in Spain and also an animal).

Chinchilla. Absence of a place to sit.

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