Dominican Republicaguaje
noun · Colloquial · ah-GWAH-heh
Bluster; a threat or boast with nothing behind it. 'Eso e' puro aguaje' is the standard verdict on someone loudly promising what they will not do.
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Dominican Republic
Dominican Slang for Insults & Complaints
8 Dominican slang terms for insults & complaints, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Terms for fools, annoyances and things gone wrong. Register matters enormously here — several of these words are affectionate between friends and fighting words between strangers.
chopo
adjective, noun · Colloquial · CHOH-poh
Tacky, cheap, low-rent — of clothes, phones, parties or people. The insult is squarely about class, and Dominicans use it about each other with a frankness that surprises outsiders.
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cuero
noun · Vulgar · KWEH-roh
A prostitute; also, and far more commonly, any woman the speaker judges to sleep around. A serious insult with no male equivalent in use.
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guillao
adjective, noun · Informal · gee-YAH-oh — hard g
Stuck-up; putting on airs. Someone guillao believes they have risen above the people they grew up with, and everyone can see them doing it.
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mamagüevo
noun · Taboo · mah-mah-GWEH-voh
The strongest everyday Dominican insult, roughly the weight of 'cunt' in British English. Directed at a stranger it is an invitation to fight.
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pariguayo
noun, adjective · Colloquial · pah-ree-GWAH-yoh
A sap; the man who stands at the edge of the party holding the drinks while other people dance with the girl he came with. The exact negative of a tíguere, and defined against it.
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tumbe
noun · Colloquial · TOOM-beh
A rip-off, a stitch-up; also a robbery in the specific sense of taking something from someone who was themselves up to no good.
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vagabundo
noun, adjective · Colloquial · vah-gah-BOON-doh
A scoundrel — someone dishonest, unfaithful or without scruples. It says nothing whatever about being homeless, which is the sense a Spanish or Mexican reader will reach for first.
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