ATM adj.— «As they say in the barrio, this concert was A.T.M., totally awesome, so memorable that El Paso is asking promoters for a repeat performance.» —“The Plaza’s a fine place for legends” by Ramón Rentería El...
Barmuda Triangle n.— «Party animals should venture into the so-called Barmuda Triangle, the center of UTEP student dissipation, just north of University Avenue on Mesa. The triangle consists of three clean joints serving alcoholic...
throw under the bus v. phr.— «Dees said he talked to Hood after he bonded out of the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center on Sept. 26, 1990, and warned him “that he was being thrown under the bus by Jennifer Reali.” But he...
pollero n.— «Before the third attempt, which she tried about a month ago, Maria Dolores, who asked only to be identified by her first name, asked around and found an immigrant smuggler, or pollero as they are called in Juárez...
throwing signs v. phr.— «Just outside El Paso County Jail, women show up daily to “throw signs” to their men, spied in silhouette at the long, narrow windows of their cells.…Being attuned to fringe communication, he was...
caló n.— «Tosti was born in El Paso, and he became famous for translating his hometown’s pachuco slang, known as caló, into a pop music urban dialect on songs such as “Pachuco Boogie” and “El Tírili...