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English translation: Mexican Americans

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English term or phrase:	Pachucs
English translation:	Mexican Americans
Entered by:	Kim Metzger

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21:21 Jul 21, 2011

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Philip Dick's novel PUTTERING ABOUT IN A SMALL LAND

English term or phrase: Pachucs

A rather racist conversation of two characters. One of them has been beaten up by an Afro-American. The other says to him:
“I’d rather have Negroes beat me up than Pachucs, though, I’ll tell you. If those Pachucs get you they’ll hold you down and stomp on you; they got those cleated boots.”

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Mexican Americans

Explanation:
I think it's short for Pachuco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachuco

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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 21:09

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Thank you, Kim! That's what I thought, too.
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Mexican Americans

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pachucs

Mexican Americans

Explanation:
I think it's short for Pachuco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachuco

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 21:09
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PRO pts in category: 277

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Thank you, Kim! That's what I thought, too.

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