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What does «boche» mean in Dominican Spanish?
boche
a public telling-off
| Meaning | a public telling-off |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | la regañina, la vergüenza |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Ese niño estaba molestando y le di un boche.»
That kid was messing around and I gave him a telling-off.
A scolding that embarrasses whoever gets it. «Dar un boche» is to give one; «llevarse un boche» is to get one.
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- aficie — a crush, being head over heels
- bultero / bultera — all talk, a big mouth
- coger lucha — to stress out
- dar pena — to be embarrassing
- dar rabia — to make you mad
- don / doña — sir / ma'am
- el guaremate — a nobody, a small-time guy
- el muchacho / la muchacha — guy / girl
- el mujerón — a stunning, serious woman
- el quille — the anger, a temper
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