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

Meaning

A casual Dominican greeting meaning 'What's up?' or 'How are you?', probably the first phrase you learn upon arriving in Santo Domingo. It's as Dominican as merengue and the flag.

Examples

Qué lo qué, my brother!

I got to the party and the first thing I heard was 'Qué lo qué!'.

Hard work, a tough job, or any demanding labor activity. In Colombia it's the casual way to refer to work, especially when it's physically or mentally exhausting. While it literally means "camel," Colombians use it the way Americans might say "the grind" or "the hustle.".