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Home » Blog » Puerto Rican Spanish Slang » UN BOMBITO AL PITCHER: Puerto Rican Spanish Expression

UN BOMBITO AL PITCHER: Puerto Rican Spanish Expression

Here is an illustration of the Puerto Rican Spanish expression un bombo al pitcher or un bombito al pitcher. It is featured in the book Speaking Boricua.

Un bombo al pitcher Puerto Rican Spanish Expression

Puerto Rican Spanish Expression: Un bombito al pitcher

• Literal translation:
An easy-to-catch ball for the pitcher

• Meaning: something really easy to do, a “freebee.” The word bombo or the diminutive bombito means easy to catch.

• Example:
“Recuerden que Rosselló gobernó en los mejores 8 años de Estados Unidos, fue un bombo al pitcher.”

Esta generacion de jovenes se deja llevar de rosello pa ca! Recuerden q rosello goberno en los mejores 8 de E.U fue un bombo al pitcher

— ♏ ✌ (@BaM_YsA) November 5, 2012

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