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/BEE-cho MAH-lo/

A bad egg, a genuinely wicked or dangerous person. In the Dominican Republic and Caribbean a bicho malo is someone with bad intentions who you should keep your distance from.

Example

"Watch out for that guy — he's bad news."

"Everyone in the neighborhood knows he's rotten to the core."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Cerveza de tamaño grande, generalmente de un litro, que se comparte entre amigos en la banqueta. La caguama es la cerveza del pueblo mexicano: barata, rendidora y social.