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/Sounds like "wahs" (as in "water") + "ah" (as in "art") + "teh" (as in "ten") + "REE" (as in "reed") + "ah" (as in "art")/
Chicano Spanglish for a self-service laundromat, from the English "washateria." A fixture of barrio life: you wash the week's clothes there and chat while the dryer spins.
“Take some quarters to the laundromat, there's no change machine.”
“I spent the whole afternoon at the laundromat waiting for the dryer.”
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Chicano Spanglish for a self-service laundromat, from the English "washateria." A fixture of barrio life: you wash the week's clothes there and chat while the dryer spins.
“Take some quarters to the laundromat, there's no change machine.”
“I spent the whole afternoon at the laundromat waiting for the dryer.”
Bajarse del burro
To back down, admit you were wrong, or stop clinging to a losing position. In Mexico and Guatemala, when someone finally "baja del burro" (gets off the donkey), they drop the ego and accept reality. The image is concrete: a stubborn rider who finally dismounts and admits the journey is over.