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Chicano Slang in Old-School Hip-Hop: The Words Kid Frost, Cypress Hill and Mellow Man Ace Put on the Radio
/Sounds like "HOHM-boy"/
An English loanword adopted in Chicano vocabulary for a close friend, a carnal, someone from your neighborhood. It was born in African American English and entered Chicano Spanish as "my homeboy" or simply "homeboy." It's used among cholos, barrio folks, and any Chicano who wants to mark the bond with another. It's the English version of "carnal."
Example
"Mi homeboy me cubrió. → My homeboy had my back."
"Ese vato es mi homeboy. → That guy is my homeboy."
Regional synonyms:
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/Sounds like "HOHM-boy"/
An English loanword adopted in Chicano vocabulary for a close friend, a carnal, someone from your neighborhood. It was born in African American English and entered Chicano Spanish as "my homeboy" or simply "homeboy." It's used among cholos, barrio folks, and any Chicano who wants to mark the bond with another. It's the English version of "carnal."
Example
"Mi homeboy me cubrió. → My homeboy had my back."
"Ese vato es mi homeboy. → That guy is my homeboy."
Regional synonyms:
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Dar cran
To kickstart something with energy, to get the ball rolling and just go for it. In Mexico, "dar cran" comes from the sound of cranking an engine to life, so it means giving a project or task that initial burst of momentum. You use it when someone needs to stop hesitating and start doing.