cholos
Mexican American subculture
Cholos is the plural of cholo, a term for Mexican-American men associated with a particular street culture and aesthetic—baggy pants, flannel shirts, shaved heads, tattoos, lowrider cars.
The term can be neutral, affectionate, or disparaging depending on context and speaker.
Within Chicano communities, it may signal identity and solidarity; from outsiders, it often carries gang stereotypes.
The cholos gathered at the car show.
Mexican-American with activist heritage
- vatoHispanic slang for man
- homieCasual term for friend
- barrioHispanic urban district
- LatinoLatin American by heritage
Latinx · mestizo · heritage · pride · solidarity · familia · loyalty · respect
Modified cars with lowered suspension
- khaki pantsTan cotton casual trousers
- bandanasLarge patterned kerchiefs
- tattoosPermanent skin markings
- PendletonOregon town, wool manufacturer
flannel shirts · tube socks · Chucks · shaved head · goatee · hoop earrings · oldies · cruising
Attaching identifying markers
- muralsLarge wall paintings
- crewWorking team aboard
- throw-upEjected stomach contents
- pieceA portion or segment
outline · stencil · aerosol · caps · bombing · underpass · buff · markers
Land under jurisdiction
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- cliquesExclusive social groups
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- hand signsCommunicative finger positions
jumping in · hood · set · colors · enemies · protection · streets · prison
Chicano
Mexican-American with activist heritage
Latino · Latinx · mestizo · heritage · pride · solidarity · familia · loyalty · respect · machismo
lowriders
Modified cars with lowered suspension
- khaki pantsTan cotton casual trousers
- bandanasLarge patterned kerchiefs
- tattoosPermanent skin markings
flannel shirts · Pendleton · tube socks · Chucks · shaved head · goatee · hoop earrings · oldies · cruising
tagging
Attaching identifying markers
piece · outline · stencil · aerosol · caps · bombing · underpass · buff · markers · territory marking
territory
Land under jurisdiction
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- cliquesExclusive social groups
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
hand signs · jumping in · hood · set · colors · enemies · protection · streets · prison · clicks
- Latino CultureHispanic Americans, Latino, Chicana, Mexican-American, Cuban Americans
- Lowriderslowrider, hydraulics, Impala, candy paint, wire wheels
- barriobodega, corner store, stoop, farmacia, taqueria
cholospreppies
Affluent traditional students
yuppies · WASPs · frat boys · Ivy Leaguers · old money
cholostrust fund kids
Young inheritors of wealth
Ivy Leaguers · blue bloods · old money · elites · bourgeoisie