Today's Dominican Word: BONCHE: slang for celebrating/partying.

Dominican: Este fin de Semana la gente se va de BONCHE por ser Halloween.

English: This weekend folks are going out PARTYING since it’s Halloween.

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October 28, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: MANSO (MANSITO): slang to be in a relaxed/chill mode.

Dominican: Jose : Que lo Que, Dime’ a ver. Manuel : Na’ montro, aqui, MANSO como un elefante.

English: Jose: Hey how are you man? Robert: I’m good man, chilling!

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October 27, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: YEYO: slang for when someone gets Dizzy/FAINTS, usually followed by loud screaming, Guay Guay Guay.

Dominican 1: A Maria le dio un Yeyo, esa mujer no se que fue lo que le dio.

Dominican 2: A Maria le dio un Patatu que uvo que llevarsela para el hospital.

English 1: Maria all of the sudden fainted, not sure what’s wrong with her.

English 2: Maria became lightheaded so we rushed her to the hospital.

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October 26, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: Agallú (or Agayú) – Slang for a greedy/selfish person.

Dominican: Manuel no le gusta compartir, ese tiguere es un agallú.

English: Manuel doesn’t like sharing, he’s just greedy.


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October 25, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: VAINA: meaning of something, stuff, anything.

Dominican: Que VAINA! Se me fue el tren.

English: Damn it! I just missed my train.


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October 22, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: PICOTEO – slang for hustling, to find work where ever possible.

Dominican: Manuel se fue a buscar trabajo, el tiguere esta picotiando.

English: Manuel went to look for work, he’s trying to hustle.

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October 21, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: COMPARON – slang for a person who pretends to be better than others, stuck up, snob.

Dominican: Oye! Pero Manuel si que se la da, que COMPARON.

English: Man, Manuel loves thinking he’s better than the rest, what a SNOB!

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October 20, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: DEÑANGAO’: slang for something that makes you feel uncomfortable, or became a mess, atrocity or simply broke.

Dominican: Oye! Ayer le di duro al gym, y estoy DEÑANGAO’.

English: Man! Yesterday I hit the gym for the first time & today I’m hurting.

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October 19, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: BAGABUNDERIA: slang for someone’s irresponsible act.

Dominican: Manuel, 16 años de edad acaba de embarazar a Maria, quien tiene 15 años de edad, que BAGABUNDERIA!

English: Manuel, 16 y.o. just impregnated Maria, who’s 15 y.o., how irresponsible of them.

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October 17, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: MACUTEO: slang for shady business, illegal transactions.

Dominican: Esa gente del consulado Dominicano tienen un MACUTEO raro.

English: I think the legal office I go to is running some shady business.

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October 15, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: CHOPA: slang for MAID. This is not a nice word to use which means “cleaning lady” or domestic servant. In the DR it is very rude to call someone Chopa.

Dominican: Diache, Maria si que es Chopa.

English: No English Translation

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October 14, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: Dí que: slang for when someone means supposedly/allegedly.

Dominican: Manuel, Di que, va pa’ la Universidad en año que entra, vamos a ver si es verdad.

English: Supposedly Manuel is to start college next year, we shall see.

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October 13, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: CAN: slang for when a group of people celebrate, party, or simply gather to make noise of an incident!

Dominican: Los tigueres estan de fiesta, tienen un Can fuerte en el apartamento.

English: The guys are celebrating, they are partying at the apartment.

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October 12, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: Truquito(s): slang for the ability to have TRICKS!

Dominican: El KuKo Toño Rosario tiene sus Truquitos.

English: The Dominican artist/singer, Toño Rosario has many tricks.

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October 11, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: Grillo: slang for a girl with a bad reputation, promiscuous.

Dominican: Diache, esa tipa Maria no sirve pa’ na’, lo que es un Grillo.

English: Damn it Dude! This girl Maria is good for nothing, all she does is be promiscuous.

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October 09, 2010

The Dominican Word of the Day – Weekend Edition. This Week we featured words such as:
Enchumbao’ – Being Wet
Bajo/Bajito – Bad Smell
Chi Chi – Baby
Mishu – way to call a cat
e’ co’ le’ cua’ – a way to say Yes.

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October 08, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: e’ co’ le’ cua: phrase to agree with a statement, a form of saying yes/to agree.

Dominican: e’ co’ le’ cua, ese es mi carro, por fin lo encontre.

English: Yes, that is my car, finally I found it.

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October 07, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: Mishu: How Dominicans call a cat to come there way.

Dominican: Mishu, mishu, mishuuuu! Y donde Diablo esta este Gato?

English: Here kitty kat kitty Kat…Damn it! Where is this damn Cat?

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October 06, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: Chi Chi – Slang when you call someone Baby/Babes.

Dominican: Ay Su! El chi chi mio esta enfermo.
Dominican: Chi Chi, que quieres de cenar?

English: I feel sorry for my babes, he is feeling sick today.
English: Baby, what would you like to eat for dinner?

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October 05, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: Bajo/Bajito: Slang for bad smell.

Dominican: Loco, estaba bailando con esa tipa, pero ella como que tiene un bajo/bajito.

English: Dude! I was dancing with that girl over there and she has a really bad smell.

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October 04, 2010

Today's Dominican Word: Enchumbao’: Slang for being all wet.

Dominican: Loco, con toda esta lluvia tengo los Zapatos enchumbao.

English: Man! My shoes are all wet from all this rain.

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October 2, 2010

The Dominican Word of the Day – Weekend Edition.
This Week we featured words such as:

Fuñete – Go to hell
E'trallon – To Fall
Dominican "Professions"
El Tarjetero – Phone cards street vendor
El Agüero - Water vendor
El Juguero – Juice street vendor
Me comí lo libro!: To Study a lot.
Enbute’: Lie.

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