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‖ pocho|ˈpotʃo|
[Mexican Sp., Sp. pocho discoloured, faded, pale.]
A citizen of the United States of Mexican origin; a culturally Americanized Mexican. Also attrib. or as adj.
1944Newsweek 14 Aug. 76/3 A pocho in good standing will drag his fititoes (feet) up the estrita (street). Ibid. Slapstick actors like Tin Tan..who gets comic effects with pocho patter. 1960Time 25 Jan. 92/2 Opium is..smuggled..from Mexico by special agents called ‘pocho’ women (generally Americans of Mexican descent) who cross the border into Mexico to shop. 1968Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 25 Aug. 14/3 Pocho, derogatory term for American-Mexican (in U.S.A.). 1975Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 8 Feb. 47/1, I was frequently labelled a pocho, a Mexican with gringo pretentions. |