pochismo
/pə(ʊ)ˈtʃɪzməʊ/noun
1An English word which has been given a Spanish form or pronunciation; a form of slang used by speakers of Mexican Spanish and others along the border with the United States, consisting of such words. Cf Spanglish.
2 Depreciative. Excessive admiration in an Hispanic (originally a Mexican) American for the culture of the United States.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The New York Herald Tribune. From Mexican Spanish pochismo from pocho + -ismo.
- have someone's number on it
- have someone/thing by the balls
- have someone/thing in mind
- have someone up
- have-something
- have something against someone
- have something at one's feet
- have something coming out of one's ears
- have something in common
- have something off (or down) pat
- have something on good authority
- have something on one's side (or something is on one's side)
- have something (or nothing) to show for
- have something out
- have something to burn
- have something to offer
- have something to one's credit
- have something to say for oneself
- have stars in one's eyes
- have steam coming out of one's ears
- have swallowed a dictionary
- have the advantage of
- have the better of
- have the courage of one's convictions
- have the drop on