pachuco
/pəˈtʃuːkoʊ/
noun
- A member of a Mexican-American youth subculture from the 1940s, known for wearing zoot suits and having a distinctive style of dress and speech.
- The pachuco style included wide-brimmed hats and baggy pants.
- Pachucos faced discrimination but created a strong cultural identity.
- My grandfather was a pachuco in Los Angeles during the 1940s.