BAD CON NICKY Lyrics in English by Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam
Acicalado traditionally means 'groomed' or 'polished', but in Puerto Rican slang, it is used to describe someone who is looking incredibly fresh, sharp, and dressed to impress.
In the lyrics, the singer boasts about wearing his new retro sneakers and stepping out acicalado (looking flawlessly styled). It is a highly popular term in urban Latin music and a fun vocabulary word to learn when you want to compliment a perfect, head-turning outfit!
Bad Bunny and Nicky Jam team up to deliver the ultimate party anthem about moving on from a bad relationship. The song follows a woman who finally hits pause on her boring routine with her ex: "A la monotonía ella le puso stop" ("She put a stop to the monotony"). She trades in an overbearing ex who keeps blowing up her phone for late-night rides, luxury vibes, and constant dancing. Bad Bunny tells the ex straight up: "No la llames más, que se fue conmigo" ("Don't call her anymore, she left with me"), boasting that she will never have to cook or wash dishes when she hangs out with him.
Throughout the track, both Puerto Rican hitmakers lean into heavy Caribbean party slang. You will hear Nicky Jam repeat that "Ella se cansó del novio, pero no de perrear" ("She got tired of her boyfriend, but not of partying/perreo"), showing that while the romance is dead, her desire to hit the club is completely alive. Bad Bunny also drops local phrases like "bellaqueando" (hooking up or acting playfully wild) and "acicalado" (groomed to perfection and dressed sharply, complete with fresh Air Jordan retros). It is a direct, boastful track designed to shake off an annoying ex on the dancefloor.
