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Ay Bendito!

A

used to express all kinds of emotions from happiness to sadness, or surprise. The tone you use will dictate how it is interpreted.
similar to “Oh My God”
Puerto rican

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2
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Hanguiar

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Hang out

puerto rican spanglish

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3
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Broki

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friend

puerto rican spanglish from brother

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4
Q

Gufear

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to fool around/ joke around

puerto rican

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5
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Al Garete

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a really fun and crazy moment

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6
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Chavo

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in Mexico: young people

in PR: money

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7
Q

Mamey

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easy peasy

PR

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8
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Mano

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short for “hermano”

PR and DR

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9
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Bembé

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a big party

PR

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10
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Duro/a

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PR slang for someone that is really good at what they do

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Bregar

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normally means to struggle, but in PR it is used to describe being busy doing something that is not necessarily fun

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12
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Jumeta

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drunk

PR

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13
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Brutal

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something is beyond awesome

PR

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14
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Nene/a

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little boys little girls

PR

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15
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Revolú

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mess

PR

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16
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Jibaro

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people who live in the countryside of PR

17
Q

Parquear

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PR spanglish for parking

18
Q

Birras

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beer

PR

19
Q

Gato/a

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a man or woman who is very good looking

PR

20
Q

Ahorita/Orita

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can mean later, but not right now. maybe later is a day, or a week or 6 hours
PR

21
Q

Bochinche

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gossip

PR

22
Q

Embuste

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a lie

PR

23
Q

Perreo / Perrear

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dancing like a madman, very fierce, some kind of dirty dancing
PR

24
Q

A

something that smells really bad

PR

25
Q

Come mierda

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“eat shit”
used to express someone very arrogant with an unfriendly character
PR