wila n. a surreptitious note (sent by or between prisoners); a kite. Editorial Note: Pronounced “WHEE-lah.” Etymological Note: This is an Anglicized or Spanglish spelling of the Mexican Spanish güila or huila, that, according to...
chones n.pl. underwear, especially undershorts or panties. Also chonies, choners. Editorial Note: Despite its proximity to a mention of lingerie, chonies in the 1928 citation is probably a typographical error for chorines. Etymological Note:...
Gringolandia n. the United States of America. Etymological Note: Mexican Spanish gringo ‘Yankee; English-speaking North American’ + landia (suffix indicating ‘place’) (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)