Jorge Arbusto n.— «Escuche hoy en la man~ana que el sen~or Jorge Arbusto firmo esta man~ana el tratado en la casa blanca.» —“Re: NAFTA” by Ernesto Alvarado Usenet: soc.culture.mexican Aug. 12, 1992. (source:...
alambrista n.— «For the Mexican turned out to be merely an alambrista, a poor peon hoping to slip across the line and find work.» —“The Dark Fantastic” by White Masterson Zanesville Signal (Ohio) Sept. 10...
Amexica n. the zone where the U.S. and Mexico share a border, culture, language, and economic conditions. Editorial Note: The first cite is related only in that it refers to a joint Mexican-American advertising agency. (source: Double-Tongued...
Amexica n.— «Viva Amexica. Well, not just yet. The North American Free Trade Agreement has changed the way shippers in the United States view Mexico, but only a few are responding strategically with logistics plans targeted to the large...
Amexica n.— «More than that, they could for the first time aspire to American standards of freedom and well-being without losing the Mexican way of life. Call it “the Amexican dream.”» —“Opportunity Knocks; Amexica the...
cholo n.— «“I keep telling Cesar: ‘This is your month. You’re going to be the next American cholo all-star,’” Mr. Jimenez said, using the slang for Mexican gangster.» —“Casting a Gang Member? Call Suspect...