Annotations for Blue Pencil, the ninth chapter of One Rainy Day In May.
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Here is something you can't understand.
sequel to the song of their album Stoned Raiders. 2001 Lyrics continues: How I could just kill a man. Echoes This is not for you from House of Leaves, also a lyrics quote (by Pearl Jam)
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hijo
son
pocho
a US citizen of Mexican origin; a culturally Americanized Mexican
Can't suckin one breath
Do Cats Really Kill Babies by Sucking Away Their Breath? (livescience)
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Hopi Mannitou
Mannitou means spirit. Hopi are a Native American tribe. The Hopi Dictionary gives the primary meaning of the word "Hopi" as: "behaving one, one who is mannered, civilized, peaceable, polite, who adheres to the Hopi way."
un malandro
A young criminal, punk or thug in Venezuela or Brazil; one conscious of image and status; preoccupied with projecting coolness and non-conformity, and willing to use violence to establish social status (Wikictionary)
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placa
badge, police
joto
homosexual
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Extrano
strange, peculiar
13
M, 13th letter of the alphabet. La Eme (The M) is a title for Mexican Mafia (Wikipedia)
Nahuatl
a member of a group of peoples native to southern Mexico and Central America, including the Aztecs
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tar fiend
tar – heroin (slang)
Teyo
name is derived from Spanish and Old Greek origins. From Spanish roots, its meaning is god
tapado
ignorant/dumbass
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mecoso
? mocoso means a little kid with snot running from his nose
Zona Rosa
a neighborhood in Mexico City which is known for its shopping, nightlife, gay community, and its recently established Korean community (Wikipedia)
vato
man
cockrocking
? prostituting?
Figueroa Street
Figueroa Street is a major north-south street in Los Angeles County, California, spanning from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Wilmington north to Eagle Rock. There is a break in the street between Alpine Street in Chinatown and San Fernando Road in Cypress Park.
Amex
American Express
the Pampas
low lying plain in South America
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Trucha
Literally "trout" in Spanish, it is also Spanish slang for "alert", or "vigilant"
gat
revolver, but also cat
Mariposa
butterfly, slang for gay
Sur Trece
Sureños, Sur 13, or Sureños are groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S. state and federal correctional facilities (Wikipedia)
Catorce
14
Varrio
1.An urban district or quarter in a Spanish-speaking country.
2. A chiefly Spanish-speaking community or neighborhood in a US city
Rifa
untouchable + Rifamos – We reign. -slang + Rifamos is a slang term Los Angeles Chicano gangs coined and use to refer to themselves
Crips, Bloods
mostly African American gangs
llantas
Properly defined as tires, in slang is used to describe people of African decent. Just as derogatory if not more so than saying ni***r
lana
slang for money
Nortenos
citizens of Northern Mexico
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Cenobio Flores Pacecho, Felipe de Jesús Sosa Canizales
real members of Sinaloa Cartel (borderlandbeat)
Chiquilistlán
a small town in the Mexican state of JaliscoSinaloa officially Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa, is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, compose the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales (Wikipedia) + Sinaloa Cartel
Beltrán Leyva
The Beltrán-Leyva Cartel was a Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate, headed by the five Beltrán Leyva brothers: Marcos Arturo, Carlos, Alfredo, Mario Alberto and Héctor. Founded originally as a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel, the Beltrán Leyva cartel was responsible for transportation and wholesaling of cocaine, heroin and marijuana (and the production of the last two) . It controlled numerous drug trafficking corridors, and engaged in human smuggling, money laundering, extortion, kidnapping, murder and gun-running (Wikipedia)
Olwera street
oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA, and is part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument (Wikipedia)
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reglas
money
Baxter
Baxter Street in Echo Park, is one of the steepest streets in L.A.
borracho
drunk
Turulato
dumbass
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Knife law
right to carry some types of knives
Porvenir
future
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Oakleys
sunglasses
gats
revolvers, cats
Lott 13, Geherty Loma
hispanic gangs
perro sarnoso
dusty dog
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Ranfla
spanish name for a lowrider or a old ass fixed up car...preferably Chevy
Repo
repossesed car
Angeles Crest
The Angeles Crest Highway (Wikipedia)
a toda madre
Mexican slang that means something is totally awesome. Often abbreviated, especially in graffiti" as ATM
piruja
bitch
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burros
a small donkey used as a pack animal
R.C.
Radio-controlled car?
Pro-Am
mix of professional and amateur
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Los Perros Viejos
old dogs
pata suica
Pata Sucia: Spanglish; Direct translation- dirty foot; used in reference to men and women who remove their shoes in public and then proceed to walk barefooted wherever they may be
órale
"hell yeah" or "right on", but has lots and lots of meanings. Also used to: indicate surprise
pues
since, well
vatos
dudes
mancha
stain, mark, spot
paco-puffing
paco - Cocaine paste is very popular through several South American countries including Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay and is referred to as paco or pasta base
talonera
heel
talonera survivalist
prostitute?
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niño
street kid
pendejo
stupid
significativo
significant, meaningful
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Rio Vista Park
Rio Vista Veterans Memorial Park in El Monte, California
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Pinche pedo
something like stupid fart
perro
dog
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Mother’s Day
tomorrow
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bigger on the inside
echoing both House of Leaves and Doctor Who
Big Punisher
Big Pun, rapper
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guey
dude
come mierda
eat shit
nalgasona
nalgas – ass
delecado
should be delicado, delicate, maybe intentional
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joto
homosexual
verga
cock, prick
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chingon
badass
chido
cool
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El Ponchis
teen cartel hit man
Moreno Leos
13 year old assassin for Mexican drug cartel
Morelos
Mexican state
highways can mark all their ways
Morelos is the most-connected state in terms of roadways, with highway connecting all of its communities. It has one of the highest densities of roadways in the country
jale
pull, work, job
pinche
fuck
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