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/Sounds like "POH" (as in "port") + "chah" (as in "chat")/
A woman of Mexican origin raised in the United States who speaks little Spanish or mixes it with English. Can be a proud self-identifier or a label used by Mexicans in Mexico to judge those who grew up abroad. Identity lives in the space between two cultures.
“Mi prima es bien pocha, siempre me habla en spanglish.”
“My cousin is very pocha, she always talks to me in Spanglish.”
“Soy pocha y no me importa si lo dices con mala intención.”
“I'm pocha and I don't care if you mean it as an insult.”
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/Sounds like "POH" (as in "port") + "chah" (as in "chat")/
A woman of Mexican origin raised in the United States who speaks little Spanish or mixes it with English. Can be a proud self-identifier or a label used by Mexicans in Mexico to judge those who grew up abroad. Identity lives in the space between two cultures.
“Mi prima es bien pocha, siempre me habla en spanglish.”
“My cousin is very pocha, she always talks to me in Spanglish.”
“Soy pocha y no me importa si lo dices con mala intención.”
“I'm pocha and I don't care if you mean it as an insult.”
Pajar
Extremely messy, dirty, or in complete chaos. In Chile a place that's un pajar has no possible order. Also used for someone whose head is full of confusion and can't think straight.