simon
n.— «Oyes Flipper, vas a ir a el football game mañana, Simon que si?” “Simon Filimon, no me lo perdio.”…”Hey Phillip, you’re going to the football game tomorrow, right?” “Of course Filimon, I wouldn’t miss it.”» —“Cholo Word Of The Day—Simon” Daily Texican (Dallas, Texas) Aug. 6, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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