noun Street Slang

chuco

CHOO-koh · noun · texas

Short for pachuco — also a nickname for El Paso.

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Definitions

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A pachuco — the 40s zoot-suit-and-Caló Chicano archetype. Sharp threads, sharper slang, a whole subculture that birthed the language half this list comes from.

“His tío was a real chuco back in the day, suit pressed every Saturday.”
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El Paso, Texas, nicknamed 'El Chuco' because pachuco culture was born there before migrating west to LA.

“He flew back to El Chuco for the holidays.”
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Short for 'pachuco,' a zoot-suited Mexican-American youth of the 1940s; 'El Chuco' also nicknames El Paso.

“Mi abuelo fue chuco en los años cuarenta.”
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As 'El Chuco,' a nickname for the city of El Paso, Texas.

“Soy de El Chuco, del otro lado del río.”
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chuco In A Sentence

His tío was a real chuco back in the day, suit pressed every Saturday.
He flew back to El Chuco for the holidays.

Origin & Usage

Clipping of 'pachuco', the zoot-suited Mexican-American youth subculture that flowered in 1930s–40s El Paso and Los Angeles. El Paso itself got tagged 'El Chuco' as the movement's birthplace.

Variants el chucopachuco
Tags #texas#la#calo#chicano#el-paso#urban-lingo

People Also Ask

What does chuco mean?

It's short for 'pachuco,' a zoot-suited Mexican-American youth of the 1940s, and 'El Chuco' is also a nickname for El Paso.

Why is El Paso called El Chuco?

El Paso earned the nickname 'El Chuco' for its central role in pachuco culture and Caló slang along the border.

What is a pachuco?

A pachuco was a young Mexican-American man of the 1940s known for zoot suits, a distinctive style, and the Caló dialect.

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