pachuco
noun
pa·chu·co
pə-ˈchü-(ˌ)kō 
plural pachucos
: a young Mexican-American having a taste for flashy clothes and a special jargon and usually belonging to a neighborhood gang
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An icon of Mexican-American border culture, typified by his heavy usage of Spanglish and bad-mannered pachuco style, Tin Tan melded the picaresque with his inimitable physical humor to become one of the most beloved comedians of his time.
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Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
1 July 2024
The exhibit, curated by Fred Apodaca Ortiz, features wonderful paintings of pachucos and pool halls, but the bowl of menudo on a wooden surface is different.
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Sarah Mosqueda,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2024
Chicano artists also critically reexamined stereotyped figures, such as the pachuco and pachuca, and retold current and historic events through artworks that questioned hegemonic narratives.
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Mary Thomas,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
1 July 2024
The exhibit, curated by Fred Apodaca Ortiz, features wonderful paintings of pachucos and pool halls, but the bowl of menudo on a wooden surface is different.
—
Sarah Mosqueda,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2024
Chicano artists also critically reexamined stereotyped figures, such as the pachuco and pachuca, and retold current and historic events through artworks that questioned hegemonic narratives.
—
Mary Thomas,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Pachuco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pachuco. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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