agarraditos

Question

what does it mean in english

Good to see you here, Bad... we strive for correct English here too, such as capitalization and punctuation... thanks! :) - cristalino, Nov 5, 2011

Answer 1

It comes from the verb "agarrar" which means "to grab". I have not heard this before but it seems as if it would be "little grabbers". What context was it used it?

Answer 2

I find several of the guesses fascinating.

"Agarraditos" is usually meant for lovers, boyfriend/girlfriend type of relationships. It means holding each other (usually holding hands). The diminutive is used to make it cute and tender, because that's how the love-struck couple is: they're besottedly holding hands - "andan agarraditos".

An exception to this could be between parents and a young kid, or between small kids holding hands. In this case it is more of an innocent thing, but still cutesy, so again the diminutive is used.

Answer 3

So I checked with my Dominican friend and he told me it is a little grab or pinch. The opposite would be an aggarón, which would be a big hug.

Answer 4

I think you mean "hand in hand".

Answer 5

This is normally used for dancing:

agarrados = close together

suelto = seperate dancing

Tu respuesta ha dado en el clavo, ¡como siempre! :) - cristalino, Nov 5, 2011

jeje, exagerado, cristalino, estoy hablando por skippi con amigos del foro y me dicen, oye, chevere, dónde se usa? y dije, ya está, en Argentina, jeje, y se usa en T O D A S partes menos en argentina, que es donde ves ....lol - 00494d19, Nov 5, 2011

u can also say pegadito for close dancing - Rey_Mysterio, Nov 5, 2011

Answer 6

First time for me, but it did produce this once I plugged it into different sites:

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agarrado,-a adjetivo

• 1 (familiar) stingy, tight
• 2 (baile) cheek-to-cheek dancing

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Agarraditos would be what is commonly referred to as a diminutive, or term of endearment in some cases, so it may very well be that what you heard may have been someone discussing going out to do "a little dancing?" Context always makes things clearer when provided....

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May even be similar to this concept: El Quebradito