LETTER L – Ll
The way Dominicans Speak / Cómo Hablamos Dominicanos – Dominicanismos Dictionary
The slang used in Dominican Republic.
L – ele / LL – elle
Lambón – is someone that goes to someone’s home and eats and drinks their food without an invite, flatters someone for personal gain
Lavagallos – literally rooster cleaner, bad rum was used to clean the gamecocks wounds – bad rotgut liquor or firewater
lon pley – (long play) a record album
Loco – “Are you nuts!” = “¡tu ta loco!” calling someone crazy.
Lonchera – comes from the English word lunch, used to describe a child’s lunch box
Lua – a spirit protector
Lunche – lunch
Luz – electrical service, lights
LETTER K
The way Dominicans Speak / Cómo Hablamos Dominicanos – Dominicanismos Dictionary
The slang used in Dominican Republic.
K – ka
¿K lo K? – (Que lo Que) – Whats up? What’s happenin’?
Kachu – ketchup
Kille – (literally broken glass) To be angry
Kimbo, po-pó, Jierro – pistol
Kukika, carabelita – cheap, low quality item
LETTER J
The way Dominicans Speak / Cómo Hablamos Dominicanos – Dominicanismos Dictionary
The slang used in Dominican Republic.
J – jota
Jablador or Hablador (jablador is more common) – liar
Jabladoraso – someone who exaggerates things or twist them to get what they want, stronger word than just Jablador.
Jalar – to put drugs up your nose
Jamona – a woman that is old (past 40 years old) and not married,
Jaro – aluminum vase to drink water, can be any size
Jarto/a – very tired of something or someone
Jeepeta – SUV truck
Jevón – girl, usually very beautiful
Joder – (a bad word) many meanings…to bother someone; to make love to.
Joe – when you don’t know someone’s name you call them Joe
Jompear (yompear) – to jump start a car with jumper cables
Jumo – a drunk person