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Mexico
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Person of Chicano border identity with a unique style blending Mexican and American culture. Historically, the pachucos of the 1940s defined a whole aesthetic — sharp suits, slang and swagger — that became iconic.
To copy shamelessly, plagiarize outright or steal someone's work without credit. In Mexico and Central America when you afusilas something you ripped it off wholesale.
A rascal, a mischievous person or lovable troublemaker. Across Mexico and Central America bandido is used affectionately for someone who pulls pranks or bends the rules with a grin.
So what? Who cares? A dismissive expression used when you couldn't care less about something. In Mexico chiles is the ultimate shrug — total indifference in one word.
To back down, admit you were wrong or stop being stubborn. In Mexico and Central America when someone finally baja del burro they drop the ego and accept reality.