Things that were urgent: there's now a dictionary to understand Bad Bunny's songs.
Boricua Basin.- They just launched a dictionary to understand Bad Bunny's songs, and honestly, we can't think of anything more urgent in the world, after clean water, world peace, and the return of five-peso pens.
If there's one thing the Spanish-speaking world could agree on (besides the fact that Doña Florinda wasn't so innocent), it was how difficult it is to understand Bad Bunny's lyrics. That's why lexicographer Maia Sherwood Droz decided to shed light amidst so much darkness and presented a dictionary to translate what Bad Bunny says. And no, it doesn't include emojis, but it's close.
Titled “The ABCs of DtMF,” this grammatical tome aims to help you decipher every word, phrase, and reference in the album “Nobody Knows What Will Happen Tomorrow” … sorry, “A Summer Without You” … no!… “I Should Have Taken More Photos,” that one.
The dictionary was presented at the Casa Norberto bookstore in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and as explained by the author—who apparently understands more slang than Google Translate on speedrun—the text analyzes Puerto Rican idioms, social, political, historical, and even existential expressions, if we consider phrases like “I twerk alone” as a thesis of identity.
🇵🇷 Lexicographer Maia Sherwood Droz released a dictionary that explains the Puerto Rican expressions and references in Bad Bunny's album "Debí Tira Más Fotos." The work reveals the social, political, and cultural background that inspires the lyrics and connects the world to Puerto Rico. pic.twitter.com/m5SfIib8WC
— Regio Politica (@RegioPolitica) July 11, 2025
From the term "ajorar" to the phrase "de aquí yo no me voy," Bad Bunny's dictionary promises to be a tool for better understanding the context of the album that will hardly ever be used as an example at a meeting of the RAE.
Also included are terms like “meterle,” which means “to work hard,” or “romper,” which means “to do something very well,” which are practically only used in Puerto Rican slang.
And to stay up to date: Catholics announce a 40-day fast for the Marilyn Manson concert in San Luis Potosí.
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