LETTER B
The Way Dominicans Speak / Cómo Hablamos Dominicanos – Dominicanismos Dictionary
The slang used in Dominican Republic.
B – be
Baboso – (pronounced ba-bo-zo) idiot, to speak lies, talks way too much crap.
Bacano – one cool dude
Bago – person that does not like to work
Baisma – The Basement
Bajé con Trenza – (phrase made popular by urban music artists Kiko the Crazy and Cherry Scom 2021) Literally means to go someplace with braided hair. Changing your look to be trendy.
Bajo – bad smell
Bakebo – Basketball
Banca – place to place a bet, gamble (baseball, lottery)
Barajo – “eso se barajo” literally it was shuffled. Used when a plan was changed or did not happen.
Batea – metal wash tub, usually used for laundry
Bayonesa – mayonnaise in spanglish
Beepear – old style pager, beeper
Beibol – baseball (To learn more Dominican Baseball words)
Bélico – Something or someone does not look good. “Esa mujer es un bélico” / “That woman is unattractive or ugly.”
Bembe – (big) lips / Bembú-person with big lips
Bemberria – a small party for friends
Bengue – Ben Gay
Bidón – aluminum container,usually used to hold and transport milk
Bi Ma – Big Mac
Bloque – Sidewalk
Blumen – women’s panties, bloomers
Boca-aguá – someone who talks without thinking
Bohío – hut
Bolsa – be careful with this word. In Spain Spanish it is bag. In DR it is (ball) bag. We use the word funda for bag.
¡Bomba! – Wow!
Bomba – gas station
Bonche – party for a bunch of friends
Botellón de agua – the large 5 gallon blue jug of water that holds clean drinking water (agua potable).
un bote – boat
Bozo – big moustache on an old person
Brasier – bra
Brecha – spy
Brechador – (acechar – to watch) men who like to watch women
Brechero – peeping Tom
Brechar – someone that likes to brag a little
Buquí – when someone makes a pig of themselves
Bufeando – making fun of something or someone
Bufeo – relax
Bugarron – dominate gay man
Buquí – when someone makes a pig of themselves
Burén – flat griddle
Burriquero – The guy in the country that rides around doing errands for people on his burro, ie:runs to the grocery store
