NAHUATL: Gachupin!
(sing.) /
Gachupines! (pl.) §
§ ) gachupin / gachupines — nahuatl [aztec] sobriquet for their conquistador “saviors”, very popular in the 19th.
c. & early 20th. c., during wars of independence & revolutions, &
still occasionally used against snotty Spaniards who claim to have no Indio in
their lineage — indeed the gachupin is so beloved by the nahuatl that they
frequently add a jocose “death
to” or a just-joshing “to hell with” or an ironic “fucking” to make the terms of their affection
perfectly clear — any brandished guns or machetes are also intended ironically, & any injury or
death of a gachupin are an unfortunate accident or mishap, & “no, señor policia, we didn’t here or
see a thing...” Etym.,
Nahuatl, cactli =
any sandal, shoe or footwear ; Span., chapín = conquistadores' high heel boots
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