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Bandera de República Dominicana

/ke-DAR de KE-da/

To be left looking bad in front of others, exposed or made a fool of in public. The Dominican expression for the social embarrassment of being caught out with nowhere to hide.

Example

"She was totally embarrassed when they asked her something and she had no answer."

"I don't want to look bad in front of my bosses."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Persona extremadamente atractiva físicamente, que está buenísima o buenísimo. En el Caribe 'cuero' es un piropo fuerte que destaca la belleza de alguien.