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Definitions tagged super in the street dictionary.

De una

An expression used to show excitement and a firm commitment to do something right away, like saying let's do it or I'm down.

Let's go to the party! De una!

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Burda e' fino

Used to emphasize that something or someone is extremely cool, high quality, or attractive (Burda is a common Venezuelan intensifier meaning very or a lot).

Those pants are burda e' fino. / The teacher is burda e' fina.

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El chino de la vuelta

A common way to refer to the neighborhood convenience store or small supermarket, which are typically run by Asian immigrants. (In Argentina, small grocery stores are widely owned by Chinese immigrants, leading locals to use this term generically for the shop around the corner.)

Should we go to el chino de la vuelta to buy some wine?

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chango

A shopping cart or trolley used to carry groceries and items in a supermarket.

Don't take a basket, you'd better grab a chango since we have to buy several things.

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recontra

This is a common intensifier used to mean super, extremely, or very. It is used to add a high level of emphasis to an adjective, making the description much stronger.

Honestly, your car isn't just gross, it is recontra dirty. Your sister went from being pretty to being recontra hot.

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Alto

An adjective used in Argentina as a superlative to mean great, massive, or top-tier. It is common in urban slang, particularly within the cumbia music subculture (a popular music genre often associated with working-class urban areas), to emphasize intensity or quality.

You bought some Altas sneakers! : Alto trouble just started!

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adjetivos

noun, adjective. 1. A word that accompanies a noun to qualify or define it. 2. Functioning as an adjective. 3. Relating to adjectives. 4. Applied to a subordinate clause that functions as an adjective: in the expression cream color, the noun 'cream' functions as an adjective. 5. (Formal) Secondary, accessory, or incidental: forget the secondary issues and focus on what is essential.

The word dangerous is an adjetivos.

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refle

An intensifying prefix used to emphasize or augment the word that follows it, typically attached to insults or vulgar expressions to increase their impact.

Your reflechucha mother. You are a reflemama dick.

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Vacano

cool, awesome, or great; used to describe something or someone that is excellent or pleasing.

that car is really vacano.

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argumentos

It is something very common in books and stories: argumentos is like a paragraph, and I do not know any more than that because I am only 11 years old (In Dominican slang, the word actually refers to having the money, assets, or 'game' to back up your talk, but this specific entry is from a child taking it literally).

I am a crazy girl for trying to define this.

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Colmadón

A large corner store that functions as a social gathering spot where people drink and listen to music played at high volumes through massive speakers. (In the Dominican Republic, these spots are neighborhood hubs that often feature outdoor seating and loud sound systems.)

That colmadón has the whole neighborhood stressed out because nobody can sleep with that music.

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superheroe

A fictional comic book character with superpowers and special abilities who fights for justice.

Superman, Spiderman, Selvatico (a Puerto Rican comic book character), Batman, Wolverine, Hulk, among others.

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Ventorrillo

A small, informal food stall or produce stand, typically more rural or lower-income than a standard colmado. It specializes in fresh items like vegetables and poultry. You will almost always see a bunch of ripe bananas hanging there for customers to pluck themselves (a colmado is a typical Dominican corner store).

Hey, go to the ventorrillo and get me this list of veggies and half a pound of chicken. - Okay, mom.

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Colmado

A small neighborhood grocery store or corner shop selling a variety of household items and food. (In the Dominican Republic, colmados are common social hubs where people gather to drink, talk, and listen to music.)

Go get me five rolls and a soda at the colmado.

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alante alante

A very popular expression used to describe being at the top of your game, being the best, or having everything going great (a contraction of 'adelante adelante', literally meaning way ahead).

When we steal the show in a group, when we have the best vibe, when we have the best stuff. Hey man, that's alante alante.

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