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.