tues., 14 may, 2013: notes on mexican class signifiers, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

              

SPANISH/MEX. DIAL.:   Chale!  /  Chales!  ‡

SPANISH/MEX. DIAL.:   Chale!  /  Chales!  ‡‡

SPANISH/MEX. DIAL.:   Chilangolandia!  ‡‡‡

SPANISH/MEX. DIAL.:   Chilango!  ‡‡‡‡

‡ )   “Fuck that [bullshit]!”  / “No fucking way!” ;  Etym., Span., orig. in Mexico City, a.k.a., Mexico D.F., fr. Mexican telenovelas aimed at y.a. & adolescent viewers  [Courtesy M.S.]  ;

      ‡‡ )   “Damn!”  /  “God-damn!”  [Courtesy M.S.] ;

    ‡‡‡ )   “Chilangolandia”  =  Mexico City, a.k.a.,  Mexico D.F.  [Districto Federal/Fed. District], Mexico’s Capitol city, & one of the world’s largest urban centers, along with Jakarta, Tokyo, & Cairo  [Courtesy M.S.] ;

   ‡‡‡‡ )   “Chilango”  = a denizen of “Chilangolandia” (a.k.a., Mexico City, a.k.a., Mexico D.F., one of the world’s largest urban centers, along with Jakarta, Tokyo, & Cairo) ;  Chilangos are often seen as arrogant, pretentious, & snotty wannabe-Eurotrash hipster snobs who look down on any Mexican not from Mexico D.F.  [Courtesy M.S.]

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