sheetrockero
n.— «Necesito un floteador y un sheetroquero. Soy contratista y necesito alguien que trabaje con calidad y limpieza.» —“Floteador y Sheetrockero” in Houston, Texas Craigslist Apr. 16, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Ray, a teacher at a bilingual elementary school near Dallas, Texas, shares the Spanish term his family uses for gossiping after a party: saca garra. Spanish garra means “claw” or “talon,” and sacar la garra is used on either...
While reading Great Expectations (Bookshop|Amazon) by Charles Dickens, a listener in Arlington, Texas, is surprised when one of the characters inherits some money, which Dickens describes as a cool four thousand. Were they really using cool that way...