Perreo
Bad Bunny's Slang: The Puerto Rican Vocabulary That Went Global With Reggaeton
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Add a word/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "RREH" + "oh" (as in "oh")/
Meaning
Reggaeton's signature dance: rhythmic, sensual hip movement that's part performance, part connection. Perreo was born in Puerto Rico in the 1990s alongside the genre itself and became the defining way to move to Latin urban music, on club floors, concert stages, and everywhere in between.
Examples
“That song is perfect for perreo, it gets any party going instantly.”
“I can't really perreo but nobody notices on the dance floor.”
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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "RREH" + "oh" (as in "oh")/
Meaning
A sensual, provocative dance style to reggaeton where the hips take center stage. Perreo was born in Puerto Rico and spread across all of Latin America, becoming a core part of the region's party culture.
Examples
“The perreo went crazy when they played Daddy Yankee.”
“The perreo at that party was legendary, nobody stayed sitting.”
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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "RREH" + "oh" (as in "oh")/
Meaning
Reggaeton's signature dance: rhythmic, sensual hip movement that's part performance, part connection. Perreo was born in Puerto Rico in the 1990s alongside the genre itself and became the defining way to move to Latin urban music, on club floors, concert stages, and everywhere in between.
Examples
“That song is perfect for perreo, it gets any party going instantly.”
“I can't really perreo but nobody notices on the dance floor.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "RREH" + "oh" (as in "oh")/
Meaning
A sensual, provocative dance style to reggaeton where the hips take center stage. Perreo was born in Puerto Rico and spread across all of Latin America, becoming a core part of the region's party culture.
Examples
“The perreo went crazy when they played Daddy Yankee.”
“The perreo at that party was legendary, nobody stayed sitting.”
Regional synonyms
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