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Dear Readers: I asked half-breeds a couple of weeks ago to write in with nicknames that describe their mixed Mexican heritage. Many, muchos responses continue to trickle in—gracias for the submissions. Following is a handy glossary that ustedes wrote, with the occasional Mexican commentary—enjoy!
If You’re Half-Mexican and:
Half-African: Afrijoles Half-Black: Black beans, Blaxican, Choco-Taco, Negrexican Half-Arab: Garbanzo beaner, America’s worst nightmare Half-Canadian: Canexican Half-Chinese: Chexican, Chinacan, Chinkano, Combination Plate, Mexinese, rice-n-beans Half-Cornish: Cornish tortilla Half-Costa Rican: Mextica (“tico” is a nickname for Costa Ricans) Half-Croatian: Cro-Mex Half-Czech: Czecano, Czex-Mex, Czexican, Mexislovakian Half-Filipino: Chilipino, Mexipino Half-Flemish: Fletino Half-French: Frenchican Half-Gabacho: Amerilanga (combination of American and chilanga, nickname for someone from Mexico City), Caucano, Gabaxicano, Güerexican, Mixican, Whispanic, white bean Half-German: Beanerschnitzel, Germexican, Wiener beaner Half-Greek: Greexican, Mexi-eek (I never said all of the nicknames were clever) Half-Guatemalan: Chapano (chapín is a nickname for Guatemalans) Half-Hawaiian: Pineapple salsa Half-Honky: Chichonky Half-Indian (the India kind): Curry tamale Half-Indian (the Indian kind): Navajole Half-Irish: Leprecano, green bean, McBeaner Half-Italian: Mexican pizza, Spic-talian Half-Japanese: Japanic, Mexanese Half-Jewish: Jalapeño bagel, Jumex (also the name of a delicious Mexican fruit nectar drink), Kahlua-jewa, kosher burrito, Mexi-Jew Half-Korean: Korexican Half-Pakistani: Mexistani Half-Panamanian: Panamex Half-Polish: Polexican, Polexiqui (this particular gal was Yaqui Indian on her Mexican side; she also called herself a Mexipolaqui) Half-Portuguese: Pork-and-beans Half-Redneck: Rednexican, Redback, Wetneck Half-Russian: Brown Russian Half-Salvadoran: Salvexican Half-Samoan: Samexican Half-Scotch: McRiguez Half-Turk: Turxican
Other Latinos also joined the game. A half-Spanish, half-American called himself “spam,” a Cuban Jew goes by Jewban, while a Peruvian from Minnesota describes herself as a Minneruvian. Meanwhile, a Puerto Rican from New York insisted that dominicanos were half-Dominican, half-anus (ano is “anus” in Spanish). And a half-Indian, half-Jew wrote in at the last moment with his moniker: Gandhistein. But the final, wisest word goes to a full-blooded gabacho:
How about an American, like all of us mutts?
Don’t see your nickname? E-mail me at TheMexican@askamexican.net, and I’ll compile a full list for my as-yet-unfinished Web page! cw
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