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/Sounds like "sahn" (as in "salsa") + "KEE" (as in "keep") + "pahn" (as in "park") + "KEE" (as in "keep")/

Meaning

A local Dominican man who seduces foreign female tourists in search of money, gifts, or a ticket out of the country. A classic figure in Dominican tourist resort culture.

Examples

That guy on the beach is a sanky panky, he lives off tourists.

She fell for a sanky panky in Punta Cana.

Regional synonyms

A Chicano and Mexican phrase meaning something has you totally unbothered, you don't care one bit. It's a flat declaration: I'm not going to think about it, don't take it personal, don't expect a reaction if you ask. Gets said with attitude, not anger. In the barrio it comes from the vato who stopped fighting what he can't change: "me vale madre lo que digan."