Chilango n.— «Right now my step-mom is using her Nextel radio. She’s a Chilango. Another name for a person from Mexico City. Sigh.» —by Mirasol Flowerpop (Tucson, Ariz.) June 18, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued...
güey n.— «It comes with the service, so everyone in the city walks around with their phones blabbering away on the radio while every innocent bystander must be subjected to hearing, “que paso anoche guey.” Then *beep*...
alambrista n. an illegal immigrant who crosses into the U.S. via its border with Mexico. Etymological Note: Spanish alambrista ‘tightrope walker’ = ‘wire crosser’ (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
migra n. the border patrol at the shared U.S. boundary with Mexico. Editorial Note: Used by Spanish-speaking undocumented immigrants as la migra. The border patrol, originally part of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, is now...
alambrista n.— «Alambristas, disparagingly known as “wetbacks,” are being used here and elsewhere to harvest crops, particularly grapes.» —“No Peace of Mind for the Alambristas” in Fresno, Calif. Daily...
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...