La Raza
Chicano Slang in Old-School Hip-Hop: The Words Kid Frost, Cypress Hill and Mellow Man Ace Put on the Radio
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Add a word/Sounds like "OH" (as in "oh") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "leh" (as in "let")/
Meaning
A Mexican exclamation that packs surprise, approval, agreement, and hype into one punchy word. It's endlessly versatile, from 'wow, that's awesome' to 'alright, let's do it' to 'whoa, seriously?'.
Examples
“Whoa, that's so cool!”
“Alright then, see you tomorrow.”
“You got a raise? Nice!”
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/Sounds like "OH" (as in "oh") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "leh" (as in "let")/
Meaning
A Mexican exclamation that packs surprise, approval, agreement, and hype into one punchy word. It's endlessly versatile, from 'wow, that's awesome' to 'alright, let's do it' to 'whoa, seriously?'.
Examples
“Whoa, that's so cool!”
“Alright then, see you tomorrow.”
“You got a raise? Nice!”
Regional synonyms
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Enchufado
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Someone who got a job, privilege or position through connections rather than merit. In Mexico and Spain an enchufado is plugged in, it's not what you know but who you know.