My all-time favorite pochismo is one I heard from a mother, scolding her kids for fooling with the television: "Deja de monkear con la tele!". From Wordnik.com. [how do you say] Reference
Bloque is another pochismo, not used for 'blocks' in the sense of city blocks, at least not in the interior. From Wordnik.com. [cuadras vs manzanas] Reference
The noun 'pocho' is generally used to signify someone who is Mexican-born but raised in the United States; hence 'pochismo'. From Wordnik.com. [cuadras vs manzanas] Reference
Does pochismo mean slang?. From Wordnik.com. [cuadras vs manzanas] Reference
Troca is Spanglish, or better said, a pochismo. From Wordnik.com. [Trueque] Reference
DEFINITELY a pochismo!. From Wordnik.com. [how do you say] Reference
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