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/Sounds like "BOO" (as in "boot") + "yah" (as in "yard")/
A festive atmosphere, a party, or a celebratory commotion. When there is bulla, people are gathered, music is playing, and the energy is at its highest. Common across Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Venezuela.
“What a scene when the DJ arrived. Everybody went wild!”
“That party had an incredible energy all the way from the outside.”
/Sounds like "BOO" (as in "boot") + "yah" (as in "yard")/
Loud noise, racket, or commotion that gets on your nerves. In the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Venezuela) bulla is the word for any overwhelming noise, whether it is the street outside your window at midnight or a group of neighbors who simply do not know how to keep it down.
“I can't sleep with all that racket outside.”
“Close the window, the noise out there is unbearable.”
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/Sounds like "BOO" (as in "boot") + "yah" (as in "yard")/
A festive atmosphere, a party, or a celebratory commotion. When there is bulla, people are gathered, music is playing, and the energy is at its highest. Common across Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Venezuela.
“What a scene when the DJ arrived. Everybody went wild!”
“That party had an incredible energy all the way from the outside.”
/Sounds like "BOO" (as in "boot") + "yah" (as in "yard")/
Loud noise, racket, or commotion that gets on your nerves. In the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Venezuela) bulla is the word for any overwhelming noise, whether it is the street outside your window at midnight or a group of neighbors who simply do not know how to keep it down.
“I can't sleep with all that racket outside.”
“Close the window, the noise out there is unbearable.”
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Chulear
To compliment or flatter someone very directly and enthusiastically, usually about their looks. In Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela, "chulear" means throwing a genuine compliment at someone with no hesitation, right in front of everyone.