EGAVE

pachuco

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A Mexican American, especially a juvenile delinquent in the Los Angeles area.
  2. noun An argot spoken by that group, sometimes known as caló.

Similar words

chuke pocho vato cholo puchito amigo chico rat pack pochismo putz

Often followed by

is and in as boogie was gangs slang argot

Word family

pachucos

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