pachuco

/pəˈtʃukoʊ/
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Other forms: pachucos

Definitions of pachuco
  1. noun
    a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes
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    type of:
    adolescent, stripling, teen, teenager
    a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
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