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/Sounds like "LAH" (as in "lava") + "POOL" (as in "pool") + "gah" (as in "garden")/
Chicano slang for the flea market or swap meet, a direct calque from English. A central part of barrio life on weekends: cheap goods, food stalls, and family time all in one place.
“We're going to the flea market Sunday to look for truck parts.”
“They sell everything at the swap meet, even tacos and music.”
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/Sounds like "LAH" (as in "lava") + "POOL" (as in "pool") + "gah" (as in "garden")/
Chicano slang for the flea market or swap meet, a direct calque from English. A central part of barrio life on weekends: cheap goods, food stalls, and family time all in one place.
“We're going to the flea market Sunday to look for truck parts.”
“They sell everything at the swap meet, even tacos and music.”
Matute
In Colombia, smuggled goods or merchandise of questionable origin that entered the country without going through customs or paying taxes. A matute deal is profitable for those who know the border routes, and the word can also describe anything sketchy or off the books.