What does "un tipo rato" mean?
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The story has both "un tipo raro" y "un tipo rato". I think they are trying to say he is odd. Would "un tipo rato" work here? Thanks 
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updated Nov 1, 2010
posted by theredqueen
I´ve never heard un´ tipo rato´ before. Wwhich stoy is that? Maybe context will help - mediterrunio, Nov 1, 2010
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That sounds like rich-girl-from-Monterrey-slang...
it's probably a typo... but if it's not... it means..."a while"...
those girls can add up to 15 "tipos" in a 20 word sentence...
updated Nov 1, 2010
posted by Tonyriva
e.g. "es que tipo, me encontré con él, tipo... y me dijo tipo que no sabía tipo como se llamaba" - Tonyriva, Nov 1, 2010
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I would guess an old James Cagney saying.......You dirty rat!
updated Nov 1, 2010
posted by MattM
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Have you tried looking it up? if you did I looked and it said while type. and un tipo raro means a rare type. 
updated Nov 1, 2010
edited by jturners
posted by jturners
Yes, I looked it up and it seems rato can work as an adjective but it doesn't make sense in the context of the story, lol :) - theredqueen, Nov 1, 2010
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I think this is another typo, but I could be wrong. I think it should be "un tipo raro", however I could be wrong.
updated Nov 1, 2010
edited by theredqueen
posted by theredqueen
