Definitions tagged tumbar in the street dictionary.
The act or result of taking something that does not belong to you, especially when you keep a borrowed item indefinitely. (In Panama, the word is also famously used for drug related heists).
A: 'Where did you get that shirt from?' B: 'Oh, my sister lent it to me. But that is already a tumbe.'
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To steal, swipe, or nab something.
I mangue a backpack.
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To leave someone alone or to abandon something. It is used when you want someone to stop bothering you or when you are giving up on a specific situation or plan.
Suéltame en banda.
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To kill, whack, or take someone out. It literally translates to giving someone the floor, referring to dropping a body to the ground (commonly used in Colombian gang or hitman contexts).
They gave DAR PISO to someone.
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Used when an inanimate object vanishes without a trace, as if it sprouted legs and walked away on its own.
A: Hey man, did you see my watch that was right there? B: No! A: Well, then cojio patica.
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To swipe, steal, or pocket something from someone without them noticing. It is often used when someone keeps a borrowed item for themselves instead of returning it (in the Dominican Republic, "poloche" refers to a polo or t-shirt).
1. But dude, you used Tumbar on the shirt I lent you. What happened? 2. Hey man, you made off with my cap, what was that about.
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1. A person who keeps something that does not belong to them, especially something lent. 2. Someone who is physically exhausted or spent after having sex (the term baseado refers to reaching climax).
1. Man, you liquidaste with the CD I lent you, are you not going to give it back? 2. Today I liquidé with that girl.
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To be fired from a job or to be dumped by a partner. It is a local adaptation of the English word release, meaning to be set free.
I'm going to give my boyfriend rili.
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