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 hear or see a thing...” Etym., Nahuatl,
cactli = any sandal, shoe or footwear ; Span.,
chapín = conquistadores' high heel boots
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