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/Sounds like "HEH" (as in "help") + "bee" (as in "bee")/

Meaning

In the Dominican Republic, cool, dope, or good vibes. The word comes from the English "heavy," adapted to Dominican phonetics where the h became a hard j. A quick, casual compliment for anything worth noticing, used by young and old alike on the street and on social media.

Examples

That song is really cool, I had never heard it before.

The new restaurant on the corner is fire, you have to go.

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Regional synonyms

To miss someone or something that is not with you anymore. The Spanish phrase for that bittersweet ache of absence and longing. Used widely in Spain and the Southern Cone as the natural way to express missing people or times gone by.