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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "YAHN" (as in "yard") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
In the Dominican Republic, showing off things you don't actually have: pure pretense and bravado to look richer or more important than you are.
“That's pure allante, he doesn't have a cent to his name.”
“Tone down the allante, we know you here.”
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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "YAHN" (as in "yard") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
In the Dominican Republic, showing off things you don't actually have: pure pretense and bravado to look richer or more important than you are.
“That's pure allante, he doesn't have a cent to his name.”
“Tone down the allante, we know you here.”
Despiche
Total chaos, disorder, or a situation that has completely spiraled out of control. In Central America, this word captures those moments when things go from fun to absolute mayhem, whether it's a party that got way too wild or a problem at work that snowballed into a full blown disaster.