United States Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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1.5 generation n. We who sat huddled in that E.S.L. class grew up to represent the so-called 1.5 generation. Many of us came to America in our teens, already rooted in Korean ways and language. We often clashed with the first generation, whose minimal command of English traps them in a time-warped immigrant ghetto, but we identified even less with the second generation, who, with their Asian-American angst and anchorman English, struck us as even more foreign than the rest of America. [English United States] [full cite] (Nov. 21, 2004)

11 p.m. player n. That is what happens when you chase 11 p.m. players, also known as past-prime-time players, something the Mets do often. [English United States Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Nov. 30, 2004)

adultescence n. Marriage once was the gateway to adulthood. It is now the last stop in what has come to be called “adultescence.” [English United States] [full cite] (Jul. 6, 2004)

alambrista n. The feelings of the line jumpers—the alambristas—are reflected in the words of Julian Terrones Segura, 36 and newly arrived from his native village in Guerrero. [Spanish Mexico United States] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2004)

alambrista n. For years, he’s answered requests by community groups to tell of his early adventures in the 1950s—how he labored, among other things, as a gardener and a trash collector; how he returned to California over and over; and how as an alambrista (wirejumper) he cooperated with the Border Patrol in what he saw as a “game.” [Spanish Mexico United States] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2004)

alambrista n. For the Mexican turned out to be merely an alambrista, a poor peon hoping to slip across the line and find work. [Spanish Mexico United States] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2004)

alambrista n. Alambristas, disparagingly known as “wetbacks,” are being used here and elsewhere to harvest crops, particularly grapes. [Spanish Mexico United States] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2004)

Amexica n. Poverty and race also define the country I call ‘Amexica’ that runs along either side of the Mexican border, belonging to both countries and neither. [English Mexico United States Politics] [full cite] (Apr. 26, 2004)

Amexica n. More than that, they could for the first time aspire to American standards of freedom and well-being without losing the Mexican way of life. Call it “the Amexican dream.” [English Mexico United States Politics] [full cite] (May. 10, 2004)

Amexica n. Viva Amexica. Well, not just yet. The North American Free Trade Agreement has changed the way shippers in the United States view Mexico, but only a few are responding strategically with logistics plans targeted to the large but volatile Mexican market. [English Mexico United States Politics] [full cite] (May. 10, 2004)

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