interjection
Street Slang
watchale
· interjection · texas
Tex-Mex Spanglish for 'watch out' or 'check this out.'
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Definitions
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Heads up — watch out. The hey-be-careful warning shout when something's about to go wrong or somebody's about to walk into a pole.
“Wáchale, there's a cop on the corner.”
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Check this out — look at that. Same word, but used to point at something worth seeing, often with a little admiration or shock.
“Wáchale that paint job on his troca — sick.”
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watchale In A Sentence
Wáchale, there's a cop on the corner.
Wáchale that paint job on his troca — sick.
Origin & Usage
English 'watch' fused with Spanish imperative ending '-ale' (same '-le' that powers órale, ándale). A textbook border Spanglish hybrid.
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