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a flip-flop, sandal or slipper.

If you're hispanic, you know all of the above are known chanklas and considered sloppy attire.

Gangsters are notorious for wearing them with white tube socks & shorts when having bbq's at the park.

Abuelitas are also known for slapping you with a chankla if you get out of hand.
Vas a salir con esas chanklas?

Te voy a pegar con me chankla si no te sientas!

Don't make me take my chanklas off! (spanglish)
Chankla by quinns April 14, 2010
The most dangerous weapon known to all latin kind, may be wielded by crazy mexican mother, a lot of PTSD seen among mexicans comes from use of the Chankla
run it’s the chankla
Chankla by SEXYIESMANALIVE December 2, 2021
If youre spanish you’ve definitely seen this in you moms hand ready to whoop you with it

And thats worddd
I will whoop you with the chankla
Chankla by Brehh ur ugly October 30, 2018
used to describe the appearance of someone who is extremely below average. To put it into measure: sexy, hawt, beautiful, pretty, cute, average, doable, ugly, 5 beers, blacked out, chankla. Another way to describe chankla would be to think of what vomit tastes like and translate that to a visual.
So I was at the bar with meh boys when this chankla bi0tch walked up, I was on my 15th beer and my boy sitting next to me was looking better than this chankla ho.
chankla by Jason "Tawnys" C May 7, 2007

Tirar La Chankla

Spanish slang term for dancing. Literally translated as "throw the slipper "
"vamos a tirar la chankla" (Let's go throw the slipper)
Tirar La Chankla by longeye October 2, 2018

La chancla

The most feared weapon in the Latino community. Usually wield by angry hispanic mothers who want to beat their child's ass.
Mom: CARLOS CLEAN YOUR ROOM!
Carlos: Go to hell woman!
Mom: ES HORA DE LA CHANCLA!!!!
Carlos: ....god help me
La chancla by Hamsdude March 25, 2021
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