A nickname Mexicans use to refer to Americans. It seems many Americans think it's offensive, but as far as I've heard being said in Mexico, it's just a casual way to refer to Americans. Btw, the term seems to almost exclusively be used to refer to Americans for some reason.
El nuevo compañero de la escuela es gringo. Apenas se entiende su español.
(The new classmate is gringo. I can barely understand his spanish.)
(The new classmate is gringo. I can barely understand his spanish.)
by Dr.Joshicats April 27, 2022
Get the Gringomug. by Robin-Hood January 13, 2011
Get the Gringo flipmug. by mytiktokis_soggycookies_ April 18, 2021
Get the gringomug. As copied and pasted wholesale from wikipedia:
The word gringo was first recorded in Volume II of the Diccionario castellano con las voces de Ciencias y Artes y sus correspondientes en las 3 lenguas francesa, latina e italiana (Castilian Dictionary including the Words of the Sciences and the Arts, and their Correspondents in 3 Languages: French, Latin, and Italian, 1787), by Terreros y Pando, wherein it is defined as:
TLDR a non spanish speaker on the american continent.
The word gringo was first recorded in Volume II of the Diccionario castellano con las voces de Ciencias y Artes y sus correspondientes en las 3 lenguas francesa, latina e italiana (Castilian Dictionary including the Words of the Sciences and the Arts, and their Correspondents in 3 Languages: French, Latin, and Italian, 1787), by Terreros y Pando, wherein it is defined as:
TLDR a non spanish speaker on the american continent.
"The term gringo comes from the green uniforms of american soldiers in the mexican american war."
"no it doesnt you hamster loving buffoon, it translates from the spanish word for greek, and was coopted to refer to all citizens of the USA because the country's name translates poorly"
"oh"
"no it doesnt you hamster loving buffoon, it translates from the spanish word for greek, and was coopted to refer to all citizens of the USA because the country's name translates poorly"
"oh"
by AlackofCaring April 12, 2017
Get the Gringomug. The phenomenon that occurs when White People try to dance, in itself a paradox because it’s not dancing per sé.
Adam: What the hell was that?
Steve: A little something called ‘dancing.’
Pedro: Nah, fool. That was the gringo shuffle.
Maurice: Y’all muthafuckas can’t jump or dance.
Steve: A little something called ‘dancing.’
Pedro: Nah, fool. That was the gringo shuffle.
Maurice: Y’all muthafuckas can’t jump or dance.
by goldengrey1776 March 9, 2023
Get the Gringo Shufflemug. A Mexican-American that cannot speak Spanish fluently or cook any authentic Mexican cuisine; Americanized Mexican Americans.
Does Miguel speak Spanish? Nah, he's third generation American, his parents might speak some be he's all white boy - a gringo marrón.
by ferociousFerret June 21, 2023
Get the gringo marrónmug. I sold my soul to tech. Yes, I'm a gringo. Facebook is my friend, yeah I'm a gringo. I rent out my income property for double what it is worth, yeah I'm a gringo. Gringos raised the price of gasoline and groceries after Trump was not re-elected.
by Applejacksismymickname August 13, 2023
Get the gringomug.