Dominicanismos

I can't say that "dominicanismos" is truly a word, but my Spanish class throughout training used this to term describe Dominican slang and Spanish phrases found either exclusively in the Dominican Republic, or the DR and a few other Spanish speaking countries. (Note that this list may have some mis-translations, as I started learning these when my speaking skills were still largely limited to “lo siento” and “no sé.” If so, please feel free to let me know!)

·     a lo callao – can’t talk because of a secret

·     a millón – traveling very quickly

·     abimbao – someone who has been beaten up

·     abul – goodbye used for small children

·     agallú – someone with an ego, not sharing

·     agarrar – to touch

·     aguajero/a – person putting on a façade of money/wealth

·     ah po ‘ta bien – don’t worry about it

·     ahí é que prende – how good

·     ahorrar la chiva – 

·     allantoso/a – person that talks the talk but does not follow through on their word

·     amagar – to intend to hit but not follow through

·     anda la porro – used when forgetting something 

·     arretada – somewhat crazy person, fearless, brave but not necessarily for good reason

·     arrimao (arrimado) – person that couch surfs

·     azorao – tranquilo/tranquila, embelezao

·     baboso/a – dribbling person, showing stupidity

·     bajo a chimchilin – bad smell

·     boquilla – herpes, cold sores

·     botar el golpe – to be tranquilo

·     brisiao – super fast car or moto

·     buquí – person that eats more than normal

·     caballa – a person talking of things that are not important

·     carajito – small child

·     chancleta – sandal

·     chancletazo – hit with a chancleta

·     cherchar – to laugh or joke around

·     chichón – bruise

·     chimikui – dirty person off the street

·     chiripa – money from a small job

·     cocotazo – knock on the head

·     cogió un viento – spasm in the back

·     cójelo suave – don’t worry about it

·     cojollito – tip/point of a mata

·     compai – compadre

·     contaleta – to talk a lot of the same thing over and over

·     correazo – hit with a belt

·     dar carpeta – to bother a lot

·     dar mente – to think a lot of a problem or something

·     dar muela – to be flirtatious

·     degaubinao – super tired

·     despatillarse – to do a split

·     Ecole cuá – está bien

·     el tá frio conmigo – someone favors another person

·     embelezao – daydreaming, blank expression on someone’s face

·     empache – stomach is upset, vomiting

·     emperrao – someone very enamored with another person

·     en tu mente – in your dreams/mind

·     entremetido/a – interrupter in conversation

·     envidioso/a – copy cat

·     eso es muela – that’s a lie

·     eso no tá – that is not the truth

·     estar arrancao – estar en olla

·     estar directo – to have diarrhea

·     estar en mala – to have no money

·     estar en olla – to have no money

·     estar tapado – to have constipation

·     flaquinde – very thin person

·     fracatán – a lot of money

·     frecosa – a beer

·     gambao – gait with legs far apart

·     gancho – trick

·     garrapela – irritation of the throat, possibly from allergies

·     golondrino – arm pit infection

·     gondio – person not sharing food

·     gota (la) – epilepsy

·     greña – textured/curly hair

·     grilla – woman from the streets

·     hacer buito – to show off a lifestyle someone doesn’t actually have

·     hacer cocote – man thinking sexually of a woman

·     hacer paquete – 

·     hacerse el chivo loco – to not give importance

·     haz me coro – tells someone to “cheer up”

·     jevo/jeva/jevito – man, woman, child

·     jugeao – someone under the influence of another person

·     jugo de china – orange juice

·     jumo – drunkard

·     la luna – menstruation

·     la macatay – do something bad

·     lambón – moocher

·     lío – a problem or fight

·     llaguazo – a hit from bumping into something

·     malograo – lung problems

·     mamey – color orange

·     manso/a – tranquilo/a

·     masamorra – infection of the toes

·     mata – tree that provides fruit

·     me callenté – angry, quillao

·     me comí lo libro – to study a lot

·     me sacaste los pies – to be ditched by another person

·     moño – bun hairstyle

·     móntame – que lo que

·     muñeca abierta – wrist pain, broken wrist

·     nacio liego – pain in the foot

·     no cojo colte – I don’t accept that

·     no le dé mente – don’t worry about it

·     no me sofoque – don’t bother me

·     no toy en tí – I don’t want to talk with you

·     nútido – something that is perfect

·     ojo de pecao - wart

·     pa seguida – very quickly, right now

·     pabita – nap

·     pajón – messy hair

·     pariguayo – party pooper

·     patatú – dizziness, malaise

·     pecao – ugly woman, pescado

·     pecoza – slap

·     pelagato – delinquent, tiguere

·     pin pun – doppelganger, similar appearance between two people

·     piñazo – llaguazo

·     por la mazeta – something is perfect

·     Qué ápero – how incredible

·     Qué cool – que bueno, how cool

·     Qué máquina – what a car/moto

·     qué mortal – how cool, how beautiful

·     quillao – angry person

·     raquiña – itchy rash, feverish feeling in whole body

·     roncha – allergic reaction on skin

·     ronquera – lost voice

·     rullio – poor person

·     salpullido – skin feels itchy/feverish

·     saranana – cuts, infected wound

·     tabaná – strong hit to the body

·     tablazo – a hit

·     te subí los vidrios – I don’t want to talk anymore

·     timbí – indigestion from eating too much

·     tiquerito – child that is a tiguere

·     toletazo – a hit with a bat

·     tripiar – to not relax/joke

·     trompó – hard hit with the fist to the face

·     tu si jode – stop it

·     tullio – paralyzed extremities

·     tutuma – bruise

·     un san antonio – a bad/curse word

·     vejigazo – hit with an object

·     yeyo – dizziness, malaise