chones
n.pl.— «Dígame, Jess. When did Chic decide to take care of the itch in Rita’s chones?» —by Terri de la Peña Latin Satins Sept. 1, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
numptorium n. the building used by the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, or by extension, the parliament itself. Etymological Note: Scots numpty ‘a stupid person’ + Latin -orium ‘a building or place where an activity occurs or a (type of) thing is...
cacerolazo n.— «Pot-banging is sort of an institution in Latin America. Except for Cubans, Latin Americans all do it. Known as cacerolazo (from the word ‘casserole’) it’s a way of protesting a very oppressive or very corrupt political...
paisa n.— «There is a slang term that students in mostly Latino schools use to separate those who seem more connected to their Latino roots than to American culture: “paisas.” It comes from the word “paisano,”...
in-custody death syndrome n.— «A condition known as “excited delirium,” sometimes also referred to as “in-custody death syndrome,” has been attributed by some US and Canadian coroners to a number of deaths in...
Foblish n.— «Albie and I went to the SG Soopa-See-tore (NO, it’s not Latin—that’s just Foblish) where she bought some paper.» —“My day in review” by Vy Ngoc Khanh Vo in Montebello, California s.u.r.r.e.a.l.e.x.i...