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1 Mexican
1) New York: 1912. Of inferior quality, shoddy or shabby; makeshift or stopgap; also illegal. The DARE notes that this meaning is derogatory, used chiefly in the West and Southwest.2) DARE: 1968. Regarding clock time or scheduled events, belated, tardy, or unreliable. Compare Navajo—Navajo time.3) DARE (from Texas to California): 1854. Spicy (said of foods).4) Southwestern California: 1962. As the DARE notes, in several combinations, such as Mexican toothache, Mexican disease, and Mexican sickness, it refers to diarrhea.5) A Mexican peso. Also known as adobe dollar, 'dobe dollar.6) The typical bean used in Mexican dishes: pinto or kidney bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris). The adjective Mexican is also used in various combinations, most of which denote plants and animals native to the border states and northern Mexico. Other adjectival constructions refer to aspects of southwestern culture, often reflecting the cowboy's sarcasm. Those that are especially pertinent to his era and profession are listed below. -
2 Mexican strawberry
See frijole -
3 Mexican bit
A horse's bit that uses a ring in place of the standard "Anglo curb-chain and curb strap," according to Watts. -
4 Mexican breakfast
Referenced by Hendrickson as a jocular expression for "a cigarette and a glass of water." -
5 Mexican buckskin
Adams indicates that this term is used by northern cowboys for a longhorn driven north from Texas. -
6 Mexican fireball
According to Clark, "a short, roundish cactus with long, thin spines." He indicates that it is often hard to see and causes considerable pain when stepped on by horses and people. The DARE references the genus and species as Ferocactus acanthoses var lecontei. -
7 Mexican iron
Rawhide, so named because Mexicans use it for its strength. -
8 Mexican packsaddle
Another name for the aparejo. -
9 Mexican peak
A sombrero. -
10 Mexican promotion
A new title, without a raise in pay, as referenced by Hendrickson. -
11 Mexican saddle
Clark: 1840s. Correctly glossed by Watts as "a heavy saddle with a high cantle and bow and a flat, wide-based saddlehorn." -
12 Mexican spur
Clark: 1860s. A spur with an especially large rowel. While Mexicans favored this type of spur, some Anglo cowboys found it unnecessarily cruel to the horse. -
13 Mexican standoff
Originally, a gunfight with no clear winner; later, an expression for getting away alive from a serious situation. Hendrickson notes that it also came to refer to a pitching duel in baseball. -
14 Mexican strawberries
Beans. -
15 Mexican sweat
Texas: 1969. A card game in which each player receives seven cards placed face down. Players take turns turning cards over and placing bets to see who can beat the card turned face up. Also known as "red dog" and "don't peek." -
16 Mexican town
West: 1930. A barrio occupied primarily by Mexicans. See also Sonora town, Chihuahua town. -
17 New Mexican rain
New Mexico: 1965. According to the DARE, dust clouds.Also called an Arizona cloudburst. -
18 de Méjico
• Mexican -
19 de México
• Mexican -
20 mejicano
• Mexican
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