a gringo is just a north american or anglo-saxon. it is usually a white person but doesnt have to be. it isnt a hateful term but it can be used hatefully. it also represents behaviour and attitudes latinos consider to be "american".
by inkakola December 8, 2003
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The only British member of the Mexican rock and roll band The Braceros. Originally from Liverpool, England Gringo played the sitar in a band that originated the "Mercy Sound." The band quickly replaced him when they found another sitarist who could also play the drums. Undettered, Gringo moved to Mexico City and learned how to play drums. There he met three other lads, Juan, Paulo, and Jorge. The band eventually had a string of smashes including "¡Oye güey!" (roughly translated into "Hey Dude" in English) that was the first 8+ minute rock song on Mexican radio.
¡Qué poca madre! Did you see Gringo Starr on that sitar at last night's concert at Che Stadium, he was amazing!
by Mujibar O'Conner September 5, 2011
Get the Gringo Starr mug.Contrary to some things that have been posted here, the US did not wear green coats, or green uniforms, during the Mexican American War, so that explanation for the origin of this word is bogus.
But the term is indeed related to American soldiers who invaded Mexico during the Mexican-American war. It actually came from the lines of what was then a song that was very popular with American infantrymen.
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But the term is indeed related to American soldiers who invaded Mexico during the Mexican-American war. It actually came from the lines of what was then a song that was very popular with American infantrymen.
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A popular American song during that time--one sung by many American troops as they marched--contained the repeated refrain:
"Oh, the ash and the oak and the willow tree,
And green grows the grass on the infantry"
Being members of the infantry, the second line was sung with particular fervor. "Green grows" sounded like "gringoes" to the non-English-speaking Mexicans, so they used that term to refer to all of the American soldiers.
"Oh, the ash and the oak and the willow tree,
And green grows the grass on the infantry"
Being members of the infantry, the second line was sung with particular fervor. "Green grows" sounded like "gringoes" to the non-English-speaking Mexicans, so they used that term to refer to all of the American soldiers.
by Machodoc December 9, 2010
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Get the gringo spanish mug.The burning feeling in the anus after taking a dump, after consuming chile or other spicy foods.
See also: Ring of Fire
See also: Ring of Fire
by bolder jesster January 18, 2005
Get the gringo butt mug.The term 'gringo' or 'el gringo' actually dates back to the 1806/1807 British invasion of Argentina. Spain, then a French ally (remember that it was a combined Spanish-French fleet that Nelson attacked off Cape Trafalgar in 1805) was at war with Great Britain and one way of hitting back was for the Brits to attack the Spanish colonies in South America.
The British armed forces at that time had a marching song "Green grow the rushes, OH", and this led the locals to call the Britons "Los Gringos". Nowadays, the term is more often applied to US and Canadian citizens.
The British armed forces at that time had a marching song "Green grow the rushes, OH", and this led the locals to call the Britons "Los Gringos". Nowadays, the term is more often applied to US and Canadian citizens.
by andy_mexico October 16, 2006
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