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Mexican't

Mexican't noun: an incompetent or inadequate Mexican.

Noun

Mexican't (plural Mexican'ts)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, informal) An incompetent or inadequate Mexican.
    • I came across a George Lopez special and the first thing out of his mouth was, "We are MexiCANS, not MexiCAN'TS."Leonard Michael Rubino, Success & Happiness One Day at a Time (page 86)
    • I'm still not really Mexican. I'm more a Mexican't than a Mexican.2022, Tom Do, Karen Rowan, Racing Translingualism in Composition (page 59)

Forms of Mexican't

pluralMexican'ts

Origin of Mexican't

Blend of Mexican + can't, punning on can't as the opposite of can.

Questions about Mexican't

What does Mexican't mean?
Mexican't means an incompetent or inadequate Mexican.
What part of speech is Mexican't?
Mexican't is a noun.
What is the plural of Mexican't?
The plural of Mexican't is Mexican'ts.

Words near Mexican't in the dictionary

  1. Mexican wolf
  2. Mexican wolves
  3. Mexican wrestling
  4. Mexican yam
  5. Mexican yam bean
  6. Mexican't
  7. Mexican'ts
  8. Mexican-American
  9. Mexican-American War
  10. Mexican-Americans
  11. Mexican@

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