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Rati
/Sounds like "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "tee" (as in "tea")/
Slang for a cop or police officer, from Buenos Aires lunfardo. Locals use it to warn each other that law enforcement is nearby without the officer understanding what is being said. Part of the coded street vocabulary of the porteño neighborhoods.
“Watch out, there's a cop on the corner looking this way.”
“The police pulled everyone over and asked for ID.”
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Rati
/Sounds like "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "tee" (as in "tea")/
Slang for a cop or police officer, from Buenos Aires lunfardo. Locals use it to warn each other that law enforcement is nearby without the officer understanding what is being said. Part of the coded street vocabulary of the porteño neighborhoods.
“Watch out, there's a cop on the corner looking this way.”
“The police pulled everyone over and asked for ID.”
Estar en talla
In Cuba, to be up to date, understand a situation fully, or be on the same level as everyone else. Someone who is "en talla" gets what is going on and moves confidently in any environment.