A second-generation Mexican-American wonders how much the English language is being influenced by Spanish, especially after a misunderstanding when he turned to his date in the passenger seat and asked if she wanted to “get down.” This is part of a...
sheetrockero n. a person who hangs drywall, also known as gypsum board or sheet rock. Also sheetroquero. Editorial Note: The book Learning Construction Spanglish includes the Spanglish verb shiroquear, meaning to “to hang drywall or sheetrock,” but...
sheetrockero n.— «It may be necessary to use spanglish if that is what workers use (e.g., sheetrockero, for a person who works with sheetrock).» —by Committee on Earth Resources National Research Council of the National Academies Safety is...
two-hander n.— «Brad Silberling has written and directed the decidedly stripped-down “10 Items or Less,” an economical two-hander starring Morgan Freeman and “Spanglish” sensation Paz Vega.» —“10 Items or Less” by Michael Rechtshaffen Hollywood...
sheetrockero n.— «Everyone has a place in the Colorado job market, he explains. Men from Chihuahua have a reputation as good construction workers: they do sheetrock installation, taping and house framing. Sheetrock layers are known by a Spanglish...
caryaqueo n.— «“At the beginning, there was too much caryaqueo in reggaeton,” he said, using a Spanglish slang word for carjacking. “They just stole songs from the Jamaicans.”» —“The reputed rebel of reggaeton” by Agustin Gurza Los Angeles...
