¡Cómo!
An emphatic expression used to agree or confirm a statement, similar to saying hell yeah or you bet (it functions as an exclamation of enthusiasm rather than a question).
¡Cómo! That looks so cool!
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Tag: wao
Definitions tagged wao in the street dictionary.
República Dominicanacoño
A vulgar exclamation used across all social classes to express anger, surprise, or frustration, similar to damn it or shit. While it originated in Spain (where it is often used more casually), it is very common in the Caribbean. In the Dominican Republic and elsewhere, it also serves as a vulgar term for female genitalia.
Shut your mouth, coño!
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Anjá
An exclamation used to show surprise, amazement, or skepticism, similar to saying 'Wow!', 'Oh really?', or 'No way!'.
Anjá, this is some cool stuff!
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diantres
An exclamation used to express shock, fright, or surprise. It is a mild interjection similar to saying geez or damn when startled or hit with a sudden realization.
Diantres, I forgot to pay the cable bill! Diantres, that guy is an American!
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wala
An exclamation of surprise or amazement, often used when something is suddenly finished or presented. (Derived from the French word voila).
I finished this work, wala.
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PanamáGUAO
This is the Dominican way of saying wow, used to express shock or amazement.
GUAO! Look! A plane!
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Ofrescome
An expression of shock, surprise, or indignation. It originates from old Catholic traditions of offering oneself or another to God. (Commonly used in the Dominican Republic as a mild oath or exclamation similar to Good Lord).
1. Ofrescome to God, look how they threw away all that food. 2. Ofrescote, what a slap they gave that kid.
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Mieldo
An expression used to show amazement or shock, typically pronounced with elongated sounds for emphasis (it is a slang variation of the word for shit).
MIELLLLDOOOO! look at the ass on that girl.
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El fluuuu
An exclamation used to express amazement, shock, or to emphasize the magnitude of an event.
El fluuuu, that guy took a massive wipeout!
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Ño
An exclamation used to express surprise or amazement (widely used in the Canary Islands).
Ño! What a cool car you bought.
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EspañaEl diez
An old-fashioned expression used when someone makes a social blunder or a joke in poor taste. Saying El diez is a way of calling someone out for putting their foot in their mouth or acting like an idiot.
1. If someone shows up to a funeral in bright colors like they are going to a party, others would say, Errr diez, to imply what a moron they are for not knowing where they were going. 2. A friend joins a group and tells a joke in poor taste that nobody laughs at, so you say, El diez, man, what a cringey fail for being such a busybody.
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Mielquina
An exclamation used to express intense emotion, shock, or surprise. It is a common interjection used when reacting to something impressive or unexpected. (Felix Sanchez is a famous Olympic hurdler and national hero in the Dominican Republic).
MIELQUINA! Felix Sanchez won the gold medal.
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mielda
A misspelling of the word mierda (shit) reflecting the Dominican tendency to replace the r sound with an l. It is widely used and accepted in local informal speech (a common characteristic of the Dominican accent).
Check the entry for mierda so you can see a better definition of this word.
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Mierda
1. Feces or waste material expelled by animals or humans. 2. A vulgar exclamation used to express anger, frustration, or shock.
1. It reeks of mierda, there must be a bathroom nearby (bajo is a Dominican term for a foul smell). 2. Mierrrda! Now the car won't start, I am like jinxed (azarao refers to being on a streak of bad luck).
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