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Venezuelan Slang: How to Understand a Caraqueño
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Add a word/Sounds like "rah" (as in "rapper") + "TOHN" (as in "toll")/
Meaning
A stingy, cheap person who refuses to spend a single cent under any circumstances. They always find an excuse to avoid paying, splitting the bill, or buying anything that costs money.
Examples
“He's so cheap he wouldn't even buy a bottle of water.”
“Don't be so stingy and treat us for once.”
/Sounds like "rah" (as in "rapper") + "TOHN" (as in "toll")/
Meaning
A hangover or post-drinking misery in Venezuela. It's the most creative name anyone on the continent has given to the suffering that follows a night of too many drinks.
Examples
“I've got a brutal ratón, I can barely walk.”
“The ratón went away with a pastry and some coffee.”
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/Sounds like "rah" (as in "rapper") + "TOHN" (as in "toll")/
Meaning
A stingy, cheap person who refuses to spend a single cent under any circumstances. They always find an excuse to avoid paying, splitting the bill, or buying anything that costs money.
Examples
“He's so cheap he wouldn't even buy a bottle of water.”
“Don't be so stingy and treat us for once.”
/Sounds like "rah" (as in "rapper") + "TOHN" (as in "toll")/
Meaning
A hangover or post-drinking misery in Venezuela. It's the most creative name anyone on the continent has given to the suffering that follows a night of too many drinks.
Examples
“I've got a brutal ratón, I can barely walk.”
“The ratón went away with a pastry and some coffee.”
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Regional synonyms
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Red flag
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A warning sign in a person or relationship that signals something is seriously wrong. The English term "red flag" crossed into Spanish social media vocabulary completely intact and now dominates conversations about dating and relationships across Latin America and Spain. If you are collecting red flags on someone, the situation is probably not improving.