I've seen this used in business names in Sosua, e.g., "El Flow" and the now defunct "X-Flow" and in entertainers' names.....is its meaning similar to "rap" or something like that??????????? 
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The word "flow" in Dominican Spanish
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Funny...I was in line the other day at the supermarket and I heard someone say " el tengo su flow " (something like that) and I was wondering the same thing???? My son explained to me kind of like the person was doing good, he has his "thing" going on?? Anyone else hear this?
A friend commented on a pic of mine in FB
"Una morena con flow"
So obviously, something great
SHALENA
P.S. seriously, its the equivalent of "swagger" in AA Ebonics.
Right on the money
Dominicans and their adapting to American slang LOL...they even have a pizza joint in Santiago now called Flow Pizza. However, the place is not known for it's pizza but for it's daiqui (sp) drink. Daiqui places are becoming more and more comon in Santiago from what I have seen and hear.
I've been hearing it for several years, for example this life & style magazine in Santo Domingo:
Flowmag.com ? Sitio oficial revista Flow. Portal de entretenimiento en Santo Domingo.
Flowmag.com ? Sitio oficial revista Flow. Portal de entretenimiento en Santo Domingo.
I use the word 'flow' (along with several other broken up words) from a Dominican as a sign he has been deported, and come across it most when they pass my house or are hanging around the local store asking for work. A massive generalization but I've nothing to lose and so I use it as such.
Urban popular speech
My take on el flow is that it comes from the numerous vocabulary specific to Puerto Rican reggaeton which peaked as a genre between 2004-2008 (the genre's popularity has somewhat leveled off but that's a different topic).
The original meaning of the word as used by reggaetoneros is mucho estilo (as in the sense of modern) and mucha rima in the music context are the main definitions. Any usage in other contexts are derivatives of the original meaning.
It's no surprise to me that this word is popular in the DR. A lot of the PR urban vocabulary is heard in the DR and in parts of the USA.
-Marianopolita.
My take on el flow is that it comes from the numerous vocabulary specific to Puerto Rican reggaeton which peaked as a genre between 2004-2008 (the genre's popularity has somewhat leveled off but that's a different topic).
The original meaning of the word as used by reggaetoneros is mucho estilo (as in the sense of modern) and mucha rima in the music context are the main definitions. Any usage in other contexts are derivatives of the original meaning.
It's no surprise to me that this word is popular in the DR. A lot of the PR urban vocabulary is heard in the DR and in parts of the USA.
-Marianopolita.
Why are yous complicated it? IT (FLOW) simply means "swagger" like was mentioned in a previous reply.
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