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gangster, poor, lacking education, Gangbanger, Speaking Spanglish (poor English). A bald male living in poor urban community involved in a gang. Drug dealer. In south america this term is used to describe a poor man of indigenous descent.
"Ese pinche pelon es un cholo."
"vamonos de aqui, esque ya llegaron esos cholos cabrones."
"no me gusta pasar por esa vecindad, tienen cholos."
Cholo by MariAntonia July 15, 2006
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A mexican (but usually any person of latin american decent) who dresses in hand-me-down clothes and fake jordans, usually the same thing everyday. Not all hispanics are cholos though, as cholos are usually douchebags, people who believe that as a latin american they have the god given right to fight anyone that stands in their way. Cholos are usually hated by white and black people alike and they only associate with other cholos. they are a huge problem in american high schools, but considering they are in fact cholos, you wont see them after graduation. usually can speak fluent english but decide not to.
cholo: aye meng what good
white person: stfu cholo
cholo: aye meng ill break chor face
white person: COOOL
cholo: really? im cool? o dios mio im cool!!!
Cholo by Mikey_Butders October 18, 2012
indigenous person (At least in Peru)
cholo by dan March 5, 2003
"I Lean Like a Cholo"
(Elbows up, side to side, elbows up side to side......)
Cholo by cholocholocholo February 16, 2009
From my Peruvian ex-roomie I learned that it was for peasants or general degragatory for poor people; or in the opinion of the rich people 'the indians'.
In response to my concern of the army harming poor people during a soccer riot "They are cholos, their silly lives mean nothing" (this is quite an effective insult, but could get you killed) and also his telling me a story about his relative running over a poor person with his jet boat "He was a cholo, but they had a funeral for him and everything."
cholo by Jay de Tejas September 13, 2003
-A Mexican Gangster.
-All Around Pimp.
-Wears Dickies.
-Often Use Term Ese.
-May Act Like A Thug.

"I Lean Like a Cholo"

(Elbows up, side to side, elbows up side to side......)
Eduardo Salgado Is A Cholo.
Cholo by |-_-| April 17, 2010
In Texas, the word is used by Hispanics to talk about California Hispanics (specifically LA). The differences in Spanglish dialects are very noticeable in films.
Though filmed in Austin, the actors in Machete speak like a bunch of Cholos.
Cholo by MarcCCTx September 7, 2010