game face n.— «He slumped in his chair, rested his head on the palm of his extended arm, and glared at the 20 or so mostly black male job seekers who gathered on a recent Monday, the first day of a four-week job-readiness training program...
heteroqueer n.— «Ruiz is a heteroqueer evolved male (the now-antiquated term is “transsexual”) Hispanic law student.» —“May I have the honour of the next, er, waltz?” Catholic World News Dec. 7, 2005...
quinceañera n.— «Cuban Americans mark their daughter’s turning fifteeen with an elaborate party, called a quince. The “sweet fifteen bash,” which has evolved from the Hispanic quinceanera, is a Latino debutante ball...
bug n.— «Three-digit lottery games with daily drawings, such as the one that starts Tuesday in Georgia, are virtually identical in format to longtime illegal games—the “Bug” in Atlanta, the “Numbers” up north, and...
milonga n.— «Tango classes and ballrooms—milongas, as they are called—are booming in Miami, the heavily Hispanic city better known for salsa and other Latin rhythms.» —“Argentine tango blooms under Miami’s palm trees” by...
Georgiafornia n.— «A growing anti-immigrant movement is sweeping the South, with groups in Arkansas and other states calling for the withdrawal of services from undocumented immigrants. Georgia—which some have taken to calling...