Tico is the short form for Costa Rican - a man. For women you will say Tica. This is a nice example of how ticos love diminutives and they tend to create them by adding -tico as a suffix. There are some nice expressions that show how popular the word Tico is. One would be "Mas...
and what better as something to strive for than what everybody is looking for. to be godly. [u-god] only built for cuban links. hm. classic album. classic album. now, that's a raekwon the chef slang right there. yeah. it's like, the cuban links, is like, the strongest chain ...
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Although Mellow Man often used Chicano slang as a result of his East Los Angeles upbringing, Kid Frost receives the credit as the first major Chicano rapper given Mellow Man's Cuban descent. Benché Mellow Man usava spesso parole di gergo chicano dovute alla sua educazione nella East Los ...
This refers to that feeling of having eaten too much and is a very useful slang word when eating out. Think of it as a Dominican slang word forhartazgo. 12.Yala A very casual word,yalatranslates to “okay” or “alright” and is one that you’ll definitely hear among friends. ...
2001 (con. 1964–8) J. Ellroy Cold Six Thousand 439: ‘I figure you got plenty of shit for Tiger South and your Cuban run.’‘How much?’‘Thirty-five, which is a yard-sale fucking price.’. 7. as a general negative intensifier, e.g. would I shit! did she shit! 1999 1999 N...
1960 R.M. Muir Word for Word 253: It was hell’s own job rounding the bastards up. 1965 F. Pollini Glover 303: One hell’s own time, getting her. hell’s point (n.) see hell’s bottom hell-stick (n.) (US) a sulphur match. 1900 1900191019201930194019501960 1968 1900 E.H. ...
They dress up in camouflage to practise for a war that never comes; and they drink Bacardi. In advertising its white rum, Bacardi plays on its Cuban roots, misleading drinkers into believing that Bacardi still has some links with the island. In fact the Bacardi empire is based in the ...
Hella has been used a slang word in California since the 90s but I have been using it since the 2000s on my own. I guess since so many residents have moved to Washington from California, the word “hella” has made its way into the common Washington vernacular. The band,No Doubt, mad...