wetneck n.— «Mencia’s funniest stuff was his most cutting, from delineating the similarities between rednecks and Mexicans (or “wetnecks,” as he called them) to dismissing Hispanic gangbangers as “idiots”...
spin out n.— «Equipment rolled out earlier than expected will remain under development until it performs at the original specifications, Terry said. Although other accelerated “spin outs,” as they are called, won’t be...
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...
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...