Definitions tagged viva in the street dictionary.
A slang term for a girl who is considered promiscuous, easy, or sexually liberated. (The word is a Spanish adaptation of the English word ratchet and refers to a specific urban, trashy-chic aesthetic popular in the trap music scene).
Bro, that girl is a raxet. All these chicks are raxets.
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An adjective for someone who is exceptionally slick or opportunistic, possessing a talent for taking advantage of people or situations for personal gain (in many Latin American countries, this trait is seen as a mix of street-smarts and being a bit of a shark).
Your cousin is very vivo, he left his ex-wife without a single cent.
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An exclamation used to express joy, excitement, and agreement (it is an Aymara and Quechua term used in the Andes as a shout of celebration, unity, or collective triumph).
¡Jallalla! We made it to the final.
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A shrewd, two-faced, and opportunistic person who is prone to backstabbing. (In Argentina, this is often used to describe a manipulative or malicious woman).
- And she is bicha. She acts all innocent but she is a total bitch. - Yeah, she is a snake.
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The mobile carrier that spends the most on advertising: it seems their real business is shoving ads down your throat while offering terrible service. (Orange was a prominent telecommunications provider in the Dominican Republic for years before being acquired by Altice).
You see an Orange commercial every ten minutes on TV, but you can not call a friend who has Orange and you have to wait minutes just to get through.
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When you use a cheap but crappy phone service, life becomes a damn game to see when you finally snap because people keep calling you and the phone does not ring, then you just get a text from your girlfriend saying, keep ignoring my calls so you can mess things up. The company VIVA launched VIDAS so you do not get fed up with having no signal. (VIVA is a budget mobile carrier in the Dominican Republic: VIDAS refers to phone credit, playing on the word for lives in a video game).
- Man, Manolin is not picking up his phone, we are not going to go to work and he is the one who knows about that stuff. - Leave him alone, he is calling his neighbor to get VIDAS.
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A voice, data, and video telecommunications company. Founded in the Dominican Republic, it provides a comprehensive range of communication services (it was a major local provider for many years before merging into the Altice brand).
Residential lines, internet, mobile phones, cable TV.
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A telecommunications company in the Dominican Republic that has changed owners many times, from Verizon stealing money to Claro making a mess of things. Because the company has passed from hand to hand so often, the name is used as a double entendre to mock a person for being promiscuous. (Codetel was the long-standing national phone service provider before being acquired by various international corporations).
A: Who are you with? B: With Codetel. A: Oh man, you do not even realize how many hands you have passed through.
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A heavy metal bear trap. Figuratively, it refers to a woman who ensnares men and leaves them mentally or financially ruined. In a law enforcement context, it refers to elite police squads known for using lethal force against dangerous criminals (likely a variation of Lince, the name of a specialized Dominican National Police unit).
Watch out for Yadi, she is a Lincet!
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A woman who likes to bleed men dry of their money and then gives them nothing in return. They are typically greedy opportunists. (In the Dominican Republic, this term is often used specifically to describe a gold digger).
Be careful with Mary because she is a zorra.
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