Chancletas
1. Hispanic word for a cheap sandal or flip-flops; also known as chancla. Often found under the bed.2. Often used as disciplinary tool to correct lamentable behavior. May be used as a adjective (chancletero/chancletera-one who wears cheap sandals/flip flops; also used as verb (chanclaso-severe beating with a chancleta/chancla)chancletas
A word for flip flops or other type of slip on, inexpensive sandal. Only SoFla people ever know what I mean when I say it. The word is Spanish Slang Cuban and Carribean influenced. Miami girls wear them everywhere in the 00's. Also called Chanks, or Chanx.
chancletas
Tools used by Cuban parents to instill discipline and fear into their offspring for major, minor, miniscule or sometimes non-existant infractions of their will, which is until you are 18, the Supreme Law of the Land.
Example:
Hey Pedro, for getting that "C" in class, go into your mother's closet and bring out the Chancletas we are going to beat you with.
Hey Pedro, for getting that "C" in class, go into your mother's closet and bring out the Chancletas we are going to beat you with.
chancletas
Noun: Cheap-ass 6 dollar slip-on open toed sandles. (sometimes worn by Jay-Z.)
Adj: being cheap or lacking style. (derogatory)
Adj: being cheap or lacking style. (derogatory)
Example:
"you say you're the king of New York, you're rockin sandles with jeans, sandles with chancletas with jeans, and you're 42 years old"
"you rock chancletas with jeans"
"you say you're the king of New York, you're rockin sandles with jeans, sandles with chancletas with jeans, and you're 42 years old"
"you rock chancletas with jeans"
chancletas
puerto-rican sandals
Example:
Rapper ,hiphop giant Jay-z was seen in a pair of chancletas while on vacation with his girlfriend,and singer Beyonce Knoweles
Rapper ,hiphop giant Jay-z was seen in a pair of chancletas while on vacation with his girlfriend,and singer Beyonce Knoweles
El chancletas
Example:
"I used to think el chancletas meant a group of bitches because after you add the "S" that shits plural "
"I used to think el chancletas meant a group of bitches because after you add the "S" that shits plural "
Get yo old lady chancletas outa here
when a kid, a teenager or a young adult wears old ass chancletas.
(or wearing your grandpa's or grandma's shoes)
(or wearing your grandpa's or grandma's shoes)
Example:
me: *looks down to see what your wearing*
you: what?
me: why are you wearing that?
you: uhm.. because I was fishing...?
me: JUST GET YO OLD LADY CHANCLETAS OUTA HERE OH MY GOD THEY'RE SO OLD!!
you: uh...
me: look my chancletas are better than yours!
me: *looks down to see what your wearing*
you: what?
me: why are you wearing that?
you: uhm.. because I was fishing...?
me: JUST GET YO OLD LADY CHANCLETAS OUTA HERE OH MY GOD THEY'RE SO OLD!!
you: uh...
me: look my chancletas are better than yours!