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/Sounds like "HOHB" (as in "hope")/

Meaning

Chicano Spanglish for a job or formal employment, straight from English. Unlike street hustles, the "job" means a real paycheck and a schedule. "Agarrar un job" means landing steady work.

Examples

I finally landed a job in construction, I start Monday.

He's looking for a second job to pay all the bills.

Regional synonyms

A stray or mixed-breed dog with no pedigree. In Mexico and Central America the term is used in a neutral or even affectionate way to talk about mixed-breed dogs, with no negative connotation at all.