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/Sounds like "tee" (as in "tea") + "GEH" (as in "get") + "reh" (as in "red")/

Meaning

A street-smart, cunning person with savvy who knows how to navigate difficult situations and always comes out winning. In the Dominican Republic, the tiguere knows the rules of the barrio and always lands on their feet.

Examples

That tiguere always gets what he wants with his smooth talk.

Don't mess with him, he's a serious tiguere.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de México
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Uruguay
Conchudo

To ruin something deliberately or through inexcusable carelessness, leaving it beyond any repair. In Colombia and Venezuela tirarse algo means making it so bad there's simply no way to fix it anymore.