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Articles by Gustavo Arellano
The Mexican’s Glossary
The Mexican’s Glossary
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

A guide to the Mexican’s often salty vernacular.

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The Mexican’s Glossary
The Mexican’s Glossary
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

A guide to decoding otherwise indecipherable Spanglish.

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Cooking With Corruption
Cooking With Corruption
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

The Mexican sets readers straight as to his motherland’s ranking among the hemisphere’s most deviant countries.

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The Circle of Life
The Circle of Life
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

A lighter shade of brown in the barrio.

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Ask a Mexican
Ask a Mexican
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

Don’t doubt the powers of pirateria.

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Ask a Mexican, the Glossary
Ask a Mexican, the Glossary
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

Having trouble with the Mexican’s barbs? Fret no more.

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Ask a Mexican
Ask a Mexican
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

Why do Mexican’s have such incongruous nicknames?

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Special Tres-Question Edition
Special Tres-Question Edition
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

Dear Mexican, My fiancé is trying to learn Spanish so he can speak to my grandmother when we get married…

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Mexcelente Avocado Balls
Mexcelente Avocado Balls
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

Dear Mexican, Not long ago, I attended a Los Tigres del Norte concert at a small hall with no dance…

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The Mexican Glossary
The Mexican Glossary
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

A guide to the Mexican’s seaworthy slang.

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Jumping Beans
Jumping Beans
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

Dear Mexican, I once got into a fight with a cholo. We beat the crap out of each other, but…

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Mexicans Aren't Italian
Mexicans Aren’t Italian
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

Dear Mexican, Why do non-Mexicans consider it a compliment when they tell Mexicans they don’t look Mexican? I am 100…

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Best-Of Edition
Best-Of Edition
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

A couple of 2006’s ripest interrogatory plums.

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Tweety Is Muy Macho
Tweety Is Muy Macho
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

Tweety Bird ain’t no pussy.

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Special Year-End Edition
Special Year-End Edition
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

See what happens when someone calls the Mexican a pussy.

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Ask a Mexican
Ask a Mexican
By Gustavo Arellano • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

An incredibly crass column from a columnist who’s pretty crass to begin with.

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Trabaja Hard
Trabaja Hard
By Gustavo Arellano • February 8, 2007 12:00 am

Dear Mexican My gabacha friends and I marched in the May pro-amnesty rallies and wanted to show our support on…

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Ay, Güey!
Ay, Güey!
By Gustavo Arellano • February 7, 2007 12:00 am

Dear Mexican, For decades, I’ve heard Mexicanos refer to one another as güey. For example, the other day I overheard…

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Pendejo Baboso
Pendejo Baboso
By Gustavo Arellano • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Meet the Weekly’s new cultural awareness columnist.

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