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/Sounds like "CHEE" (as in "cheek") + "boh" (as in "boat")/
A cheat sheet smuggled into an exam, the forbidden notes that unprepared students write on paper, skin, or anything concealable. Making a good chivo is almost an art form in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Honduras, and El Salvador.
“He got caught with a cheat sheet up his sleeve and failed the course.”
“He made a chivo so tiny it could not be seen even with a magnifying glass.”
/Sounds like "CHEE" (as in "cheek") + "boh" (as in "boat")/
Something cool, nice, awesome, or high-quality in El Salvador. It's THE Salvadoran positive adjective for anything you like, that impresses you, or that you think is top-notch.
“Your new car is so chivo, it's sick.”
“That party was chiva, we danced all night.”
“Check out how chivo that design is.”
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/Sounds like "CHEE" (as in "cheek") + "boh" (as in "boat")/
A cheat sheet smuggled into an exam, the forbidden notes that unprepared students write on paper, skin, or anything concealable. Making a good chivo is almost an art form in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Honduras, and El Salvador.
“He got caught with a cheat sheet up his sleeve and failed the course.”
“He made a chivo so tiny it could not be seen even with a magnifying glass.”
/Sounds like "CHEE" (as in "cheek") + "boh" (as in "boat")/
Something cool, nice, awesome, or high-quality in El Salvador. It's THE Salvadoran positive adjective for anything you like, that impresses you, or that you think is top-notch.
“Your new car is so chivo, it's sick.”
“That party was chiva, we danced all night.”
“Check out how chivo that design is.”
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Bachatear
To dance bachata, a rhythm from the Dominican Republic characterized by hip movements and short steps in a close partner hold. The verb is used in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Spain, where the genre exploded in popularity from the 1990s onward.