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manín

mah-NEENnounInformal

A Dominican Spanish slang term. Browse all Dominican slang.

What it means

  1. Bro, mate. A term of address between men who are friends or want to sound friendly. Warmer than loco and with none of its edge.

  2. Used of a third party: 'ese manín' — that guy — usually with mild affection.

Examples with translations

  • Manín, préstame el cargador un chin.

    Bro, lend me your charger for a second.

  • Ese manín e' el que arregla motore'.

    That's the guy who fixes motorbikes.

Where it comes from

A diminutive of mano, itself clipped from hermano — brother. The chain hermano → mano → manín is the same one that produces manito elsewhere in the Caribbean. Associated in the Dominican ear with Santiago and the Cibao, though it is heard nationwide.

Other forms

Spellings and variants:
mani
Similar terms:
mano, hermano, primo