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racataca

Also spelled: rakataka · racatacas

What does racataca mean?

Someone seen as vulgar, tacky or low-class, usually judged by class markers. It is a classist slur and its use is increasingly questioned.

Example

Don't be racataca, turn that speaker down.No seas racataca, baja el volumen de esa bocina.

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Where it is used
nationwide
Currency
in use today
Origin
Onomatopéyico, por verificar. Documentado en prensa panameña como parte del léxico clasista del país.

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