Gusano

A Chicano pejorative term for "Hispanics," or mainstreamed Mexicans, derived from Fidel's use for any reactionary, counter-revolutionary person.

Other meanings: Right-Wing, sell-out, conservative, neo-fascist, traitor.

Those Gusanos at the Centro Cultural held a fund raiser in conjunction with big-time War Profiteers.

Gusano by Roddio X September 28, 2005

Gusano

Originally to refer to Cuban American sellouts who shit all over the Cuban Revolution and long for the days of US imperialism.

This phrase is now used to refer to Right-Wing sellouts from any country in Latin-America who sell-out to the United States.

Yo did you hear Marco Rubio voted for new sanctions against Cuba? Fucking Gusano!

Gusano by Polo3400 November 11, 2020

Gusano

Spanish for "worm". It is used as a pejorative term for people calling for US intervention in Latin America, class traitors, and counter-revolutionaries. Popularized from Fidel's use for any reactionary, counter-revolutionary person.

Other meanings: Right-Wing, sell-out, conservative, neo-fascist, traitor.

Those Gusanos at the Centro Cultural held a fund raiser in conjunction with big-time War Profiteers.

Gusano by memazapanes July 15, 2021

Gusano

Word used to describe people who don't support the cuban regime

Javier doesn't like the revolution. He’s a gusano.

Gusano by Javierfmilanes December 22, 2020

Gusano

What I call people who inter-personally communicate.

Person 1: Hey sister, do you inter-personally communicate?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Good, I will call you a gusano.

Gusano by LeSouffleDeVersailles. January 4, 2025

gusano

gusano (metonymic / political slang)
A Cuban-origin slur repurposed online to mean a US-aligned exile/diaspora political operator who markets regime-change, sanctions, and elite restoration as “freedom.” Often functions as narrative cover and a “local voice” for Washington-friendly intervention, with post-change access to assets (oil, banking, reconstruction) hovering in the background.

“Every time there’s a sanctions push, the gusanos appear on cable news to call it ‘democracy.’”

gusano by LicoriceMedusa January 3, 2026

gusano

Originally a Cuban insult for counterrevolutionaries; now used as shorthand for the “regime-change hustle” diaspora type: loud about ‘freedom,’ quietly aligned with sanctions, coups, and foreign leverage—basically the pretext salesman for elite restoration and asset access.

“He calls it ‘human rights’ but he’s basically a gusano with a lobbying budget.”

gusano by LicoriceMedusa January 3, 2026