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/Sounds like "tee" (as in "tea") + "geh" (as in "get") + "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "heh" (as in "help")/

Meaning

Dominican street smarts, that survival instinct and cunning intelligence used to navigate daily life and get ahead. It's the art of being clever, resourceful, and always one step ahead.

Examples

You need street smarts to make it in Santo Domingo.

With a little hustle he solved the problem without spending a dime.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Panamá
Juega vivo

Hungover, suffering through the after-effects of the previous night's drinking. In Colombia the "guayabo" collects everything you drank the night before, with full interest. Being enguayabado is a full-body reminder that last night was probably a bad idea.