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The Slang of Classic Salsa: Words That Celia Cruz, Héctor Lavoe and Rubén Blades Brought to the World
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A big party, a full-blown celebration with music, food, and dancing until dawn. In salsa and Caribbean culture, a rumbón is more than just any party: it implies drums, clave, improvisation, neighbors joining in, enough food for everyone. It comes from the musical genre "rumba," but in daily speech it means any high-energy celebration, especially if there's live music or a sound system cranked up.
Example
"Armamos un rumbón en casa de Lucho. → We threw a huge party at Lucho's."
"Ese bautizo terminó en rumbón. → That baptism ended in a full-blown rumbón."
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/Sounds like "room-BOHN"/
A big party, a full-blown celebration with music, food, and dancing until dawn. In salsa and Caribbean culture, a rumbón is more than just any party: it implies drums, clave, improvisation, neighbors joining in, enough food for everyone. It comes from the musical genre "rumba," but in daily speech it means any high-energy celebration, especially if there's live music or a sound system cranked up.
Example
"Armamos un rumbón en casa de Lucho. → We threw a huge party at Lucho's."
"Ese bautizo terminó en rumbón. → That baptism ended in a full-blown rumbón."
Regional synonyms:
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An extremely cheap person, the next level beyond regular 'codo.' In Mexico, a 'codo de pollo' is so stingy they reuse disposable stuff and never treat anyone.