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/Sounds like "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

In the Dominican Republic, to talk too much, beat around the bush endlessly, or annoy someone with nonstop chatter that never reaches the point. The person who da lora talks like a parrot that will not shut up, circling around the subject without ever landing on it.

Examples

Stop talking in circles and just tell me what happened.

That guy has been rambling for half an hour without saying anything useful.

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Regional synonyms

To beat someone up severely, to give them a beating they won't forget. In Mexico, 'madrear' is one of the most violent verbs in street vocabulary, used when someone wants to physically assault another person in a brutal and unforgiving manner.