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Pachuco (Noun)

Meaning

A Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The young pachuco strutted down the street in his bright orange zoot suit, his pride evident in every step.
  • She had fallen for a pachuco with a penchant for trouble and a taste for flashy jewelry.
  • As a new member of the gang, he tried to emulate the confident swagger of the lead pachuco.
  • The old-timers remembered the heyday of the pachucos, with their sharp suits and slicked-back hairdos.
  • By night, he was a pachuco, partying on the streets with his homies, but by day, he was a devoted student.

Hypernyms

  • Teenager
  • Stripling
  • Teen
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