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What Do Mexicans Call People? Nicknames for Everyone Explained
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Add a word/Sounds like "green" (as in "greet") + "goh" (as in "go") + "LAHN" (as in "lava") + "dyah"/
Meaning
The United States, a colloquial, somewhat mocking way to refer to the country up north, playing on its 'gringo' inhabitants. Used with humor, not malice.
Examples
“He went to gringolandia to find work.”
“She brought back tons of stuff from gringolandia, the dollar went far.”
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/Sounds like "green" (as in "greet") + "goh" (as in "go") + "LAHN" (as in "lava") + "dyah"/
Meaning
The United States, a colloquial, somewhat mocking way to refer to the country up north, playing on its 'gringo' inhabitants. Used with humor, not malice.
Examples
“He went to gringolandia to find work.”
“She brought back tons of stuff from gringolandia, the dollar went far.”
Regional synonyms
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Picada
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