In Miami, “ya tu sabes” is basically another way of agreeing with everything: “Bro, the party was super lit last night!” “Ya tu sabes.” 12. With emphasis on the “u” anything in Miami can be super, as in “suuuper cool,” “suuper hot” or “suuper bad.” 11. It’s like, literally the “bro” of our adjectives. The single, most important adjective in our vocabulary. It’s basically Miami’s version of “supposedly” or “allegedly.” For example: ” No, cause supposably I’m going on a date with Carlos tonight pero like I’m not sure if I want to go out with him or not yet.” 10. A pata sucia is that girl that takes off her high heel shoes and walks around the club shoeless literally getting her patas all dirty. “Pata sucia” means “dirty feet” in Spanish. In Miami, you probably wouldn’t want to be called a pata sucia. “Pero like” is just the Miami way of saying “but like,” because we like speaking English pero like Spanglish is so much more fun! Spanglish is key in Miami, and if you haven’t noticed already you probably don’t live here. no I didn’t literally die of heat yesterday (I’m writing this article aren’t I?) but it literally felt like I was. It may or may not counteract the actual meaning of the word, i.e. It’s literally so common I’ve used it two times in this paragraph and literally (there goes the third) at least once in every other paragraph in this article. Pronounced leeterally, we use it to emphasize literally everything. According to Merriam-Webster, it’s correct to use “irregardless.” So quit making fun of our grammar, ’cause we’ll keep using the word, irregardless! 6. It’s literally an actual word, we’re not the only ones that say so. A getty is an informal get together with your closest friends, but then your friends usually end up bringing their friends, and they bring their friends… 5. GettiesĪlthough a getty isn’t literally a house party, it usually ends up being one whether you planned for it or not. It comes from the direct translation of the Spanish “comiendo mierda.” Let me illustrate the concept with an example: “Bro whatchu doing later?” “Ay bro, nothing, eating shit.” 4. In Miami, the term means to be bored or not doing much at all. The amount of “E”s is directly proportionate to the intensity of our surprise. It can literally mean anything from agreement (“dalé!”) to disbelief (“dalééé!”). Dalé!ĭalé is a term that fits pretty much into any situation. Check number 5.) of sex, class, or age I’m a bro, you’re a bro, she’s a bro, your abuela’s a bro, everyone’s a bro. “Bro” is a unisex word, meaning that irregardless (yes, that’s a word. It’s like bruh but with an “o” and it basically means dude or friend. So here’s a little Miami Slang 101 for you. Here in the 305 we don’t just do things differently, ya tu sabes que we also speak differently. We know you want to! So sit back, relax, and have fun with this original Women.Pero like, there’s things that only make sense in Miami. In just a few minutes, you'll have your result and you'll be able to proudly share your score with all your friends and family on social media. If this sounds like a good deal to you, then go ahead and start the quiz. We think you'll come out of this quiz much smarter and with a greater appreciation for your background and where you come from.

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