Cholo

Word CHOLO
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈtʃoləʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Cholo"

What do we mean by cholo?

A young, usually working-class Mexican-American man, especially one belonging to a subculture that often includes membership in a neighborhood gang. noun

In parts of Latin America, a person of indigenous American or mestizo heritage. noun

A child of mixed Spanish and Peruvian Indian parentage. noun

See chol-. noun

Any half-breed, but especially one of European and Indian descent. noun

A Mexican or Hispanic gang member or someone perceived to embody a similar stereotypical countenance noun

A Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody perceived to embody similar characteristics.

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The word "cholo" in example sentences

So, should he risk being called a cholo and ask his cousin, Johnny to bring his low-rider to school for his part of the Project? ❋ Tanita Davis (2008)

The cholo was a squat, powerful little man, with more bounce to him than a rubber ball; leading his men by a dozen yards, he hesitated not an instant but dodged under the blow Bryce lashed out at him and came up inside the latter's guard, feeling for Bryce's throat. ❋ Unknown (1918)

But for many other Mexican nationals and Mexican-Americans, the word "cholo" has come to be associated with the criminal element - and even worse for ironically, a Chicano group in Arizona, which compared "Chola" to the "N"-word. ❋ Ben Trott (2011)

The immense social divide between the haves and have-nots in Peru, between the predominantly urban white bourgeoisie and the mainly "cholo" and Indian working class and peasantry, has not changed.

i mean not a real "cholo" the guys who dress like one? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Claiming the Alameda Central as their social space is a significant social coup for these young people, who merge the fashion codes of cholo, ska, and punk. ❋ Daniel Hernandez (2011)

When he slipped into the classroom forty minutes late, he felt like a badass, not at all the sophomore who was bullied daily by the bandana'd cholo from Chula Vista, nor the awkward virgin who had to hide the obvious erection in his crotch with a Pee Chee. ❋ Fred Osuna (2011)

The cholo subculture then flourished in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl in the 1990s, when migrants began returning home after time spent in California, bringing that influence directly to the streets of Mexico City. ❋ Daniel Hernandez (2011)

But by the time the cholo had grasped the new order, the driver was pulling into the school parking lot. ❋ Fred Osuna (2011)

Mom never let me forget what the life of a cholo represented. ❋ Steve Dennis (2011)

The next day, he was emboldened, and addressed the cholo as he climbed onto the bus. ❋ Fred Osuna (2011)

The photography and essay book Cholos a la Neza: Another Identity of Migration, by Pablo Hernández Sánchez and Federico Gama, says the source of the cholo look in Mexico City predates the present wave of U.S. prison deportations. ❋ Daniel Hernandez (2011)

Special sections of the exhibition are dedicated to cholo graffiti and Dogtown skateboard culture, as well as projects by influential local artists such as Craig R. Stecyk III, Chaz Bojórquez, Mister Cartoon, RETNA, SABER, REVOK, and RISK. ❋ Bettina Korek (2011)

Car culture is cholo culture is Neza culture, I think to myself. ❋ Daniel Hernandez (2011)

Behind him was the glowering shade of the cholo, still raging, mouth nearly frothing, grabbing at the kid's lunch bag, ripping his school papers. ❋ Fred Osuna (2011)

On an outer wall facing the street, the house is decorated with a Southern California–style cholo mural: Emiliano Zapata, an Aztec pyramid, a lowrider car, the words LOS VAGOS—the Wanderers—in old-school cholo block letters. ❋ Daniel Hernandez (2011)

The Gay in me says, It makes him look like a cholo. ❋ Chris Okum (2012)

The look makes reference to the cultures of hip-hop, reggae, cumbia, drum-n-bass, California cholo, and Cuban Santería. ❋ Daniel Hernandez (2011)

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