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cholo
 n.— «“I keep telling Cesar: ‘This is your month. You’re going to be the next American cholo all-star,’” Mr. Jimenez said, using the slang for Mexican gangster.» —“Casting a Gang Member? Call Suspect Entertainment” by David Hochman New York Times (May 9) , 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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