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What does «ajumao / ajumá» mean in Dominican Spanish?
ajumao / ajumá
drunk
| Meaning | drunk |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | borracho |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Hay que echarle agua a Nicol, ta súper ajumá.»
Somebody throw water on Nicol, she's completely drunk.
Drunk. It comes from «humo», smoke — the same idea as being fogged up.
Related Dominican words
- a cada rato — all the time
- a la veldá que — honestly, truth is
- aficie — a crush, being head over heels
- allá tú — suit yourself
- anda pal diablo — get out of here!
- bacano / vacano — awesome, cool
- bregar — to deal with, to handle
- bultero / bultera — all talk, a big mouth
- buscársela — to hustle, to get by
- como el diablo — like hell, super fast
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