Tato
A contraction of the phrase todo está bien, meaning everything is good or okay. It is commonly used to express agreement or confirmation.
-Saturday at two, you got it? -Tató.
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Tag: todo
Definitions tagged todo in the street dictionary.
República DominicanaNI NARANJAS
Absolutely nothing, zilch. (The word for oranges is used here as a slangy way to emphasize having nothing at all.)
My mom did not give me ni naranjas when I was little.
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BoliviaEnte
Although the word literally means an entity or something that exists in standard Spanish, people from Salamanca use it to describe someone who is dim-witted or a fool. It is a local way of calling someone a dummy. (Salamanca is a province in western Spain).
Don't listen to this Ente and let's keep going with the original plan.
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EspañaLa bolita del mundo
This expression means everything or the whole world. It is used to emphasize having or including every single thing possible. (The phrase literally refers to a small globe).
Thanks to Jehovah God, I have la bolita del mundo.
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Vaina
A multipurpose word used to refer to absolutely anything, such as objects, situations, complications, or ideas. It functions as the ultimate placeholder when a specific name is forgotten or unnecessary. (In the Dominican Republic, it is the most common filler word and can replace almost any noun in a sentence).
-To define this vaina, first you have to study a lot of vaina and then compare that vaina with the other vaina, to reach the solution for the vaina. -Go somewhere else with all that vaina!
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Teikirisi
Everything is cool, it is no big deal, or I will let it slide this time. (This term is a phonetic adaptation of the English phrase: take it easy).
I told them not to call me from Colombia to Spain, it is all good but they know to Teikirisi.
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ColombiaTodologia
The profession or career of knowing how to do everything. It refers to the habit of claiming expertise in any field or task regardless of actual training (it is a common archetype in the Dominican Republic where economic necessity produces self-taught jacks-of-all-trades who handle various informal jobs).
I am a Todologo! I graduated from the university of life and I know it all! You want a mechanic: I will fix your car. You want a doctor: I will handle your illness. You want an engineer or mathematician: I will do the calculations. You want a publicist: I will promote it for you. You want a psychologist: I will give you advice. You want an agronomist: I will plant it for you. You want a gynecologist: I will check you out and then I will stick it in! You want a marketer: I will sell it. You want a politician: I will rob you. You want a hotelier: I will get you the best weekend deals. You want a lawyer: I will lie to you and I will not get you out of the mess. You want a teacher: I will teach you. Whatever you want: that is what I am here for!
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denominar
a number that represents a specific outcome or value, similar to how a result is identified in a division problem.
like in a division.
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Vaina
The most versatile word in Dominican slang. While it literally refers to a seed pod, it is used as a universal placeholder for any object, situation, or problem. It is equivalent to thing, stuff, matter, or crap depending on context.
Deception: Did you see the vaina that guy pulled on me? Difficult situation: What a vaina I am going through. Reference: Pass me that thing on top of that vaina. Sexual insult: You think you are gonna make me feel good with that little vainita? Self-defense: I hit him three times with a vaina I found. Dismissal: I do not care about that vaina... Do not come at me with that vaina. Weird attitude: And what are these vainas of yours? Skill: That guy knows his vaina. Failure: The vaina is fucked. Insult: I told her a couple of vainas for being so fresh.
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