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/Sounds like "tee" (as in "tea") + "KEH" (as in "kept") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
Chicano Spanglish for a traffic ticket, borrowed from English. Getting a ticket from the cops for speeding or driving uninsured is a costly fear in many Latino communities in the US.
“The cops pulled me over and gave me a ticket for a busted taillight.”
“I have two unpaid tickets, they are about to take my license.”
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/Sounds like "tee" (as in "tea") + "KEH" (as in "kept") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
Chicano Spanglish for a traffic ticket, borrowed from English. Getting a ticket from the cops for speeding or driving uninsured is a costly fear in many Latino communities in the US.
“The cops pulled me over and gave me a ticket for a busted taillight.”
“I have two unpaid tickets, they are about to take my license.”
Chauchas
Pocket change or an amount of money so small it is basically worthless. The word comes from Quechua "chaucha," meaning a small, low-value potato. Getting paid "unas chauchas" for hard work is the most Argentine way of saying you were completely underpaid.