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/Sounds like "keh" (as in "kept") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "keh" (as in "kept")/

Meaning

Short for "¿Qué lo que?", the quintessential Dominican greeting. Think "What's up?" or "What's good?" with full Caribbean flavor. Works in person, over text, any time of day, and instantly signals Dominican (or Dominican-adjacent) energy.

Examples

¡Keloke, mi pana! ¿Cómo tú tás?

What's good, bro! How you doing?

Keloke loco, hace tiempo que no te veo por el barrio.

Yo, what's up, man, haven't seen you around the neighborhood in forever.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Estados Unidos
Quiubo

A corn tortilla folded around any filling, the most iconic food in Mexico. There is no bad taco, and Mexicans debate with full passion about fillings, salsas, tortilla type, and which stand in the neighborhood is the best. Dozens of regional varieties exist and every one claims to be the original.