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/Sounds like "TAHN" (as in "tar") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Hat or cap in Chicano and pachuco slang (US). A key piece of classic barrio style, from the wide-brimmed pachuco hat of the 1940s to the sideways cap worn today.

Examples

Take your hat off, we're going into church.

He wore his cap tilted to the side, pure cholo style.

Regional synonyms

A girl or woman, the feminine form of "chabón" in Buenos Aires lunfardo slang. Neutral and casual, with roots in Romani "chabo" (kid). No judgment attached, it is simply how you refer to a woman in an informal Argentine conversation.