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pachuco

pac·huco

UK/pəˈt͡ʃuːkəʊ/ uncommon us

noun

1.

a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes

Origin

From Mexican Spanish pachuco (“flashily dressed”).

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