One correction, however: They're called pachucos because the vatos in East Los originated from a neighborhood in El Paso that was primarily populated by folks who had emigrated from Pachuca, Hidalgo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue] Reference

One correction, however: They're called pachucos because the vatos in East Los originated from a neighborhood in El Paso which was primarily populated by folks who had emigrated from Pachuca, Hidalgo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Houston Press | Complete Issue] Reference

A carload of pachucos cruised by; one vato eyeballed me mean.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hollywood Nocturne]

The warehouse door slid open; two pachucos struck lounging poses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hollywood Nocturne]

Both pachucos pointed to the shoebox; Clean T-shirt said, “Billy muerto.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Big Nowhere]

You had pachucos with duck's-ass haircuts, Sir Guy shirts and slitbottomed khakis.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Dark Places]

It was the center of the Zoot Suit Riots, the epic 1943 battles between white sailors and the sharply dressed pachucos.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bad Sports] Reference

But despite still more sociology and Octavio Paz's fascinating essay on pachucos in The Labyrinth of Solitude, they soon faded back almost into oblivion.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Special Supplement: The Chicanos] Reference

If they're old enough to date: "Never have a girl romanced by a foreigner, especially greasers, scratch-backs, potatoes, pachucos, fruitpickers, or braceros.".    From Wordnik.com.  [They Were Different Back in 1954] Reference

Around Los Angeles they concentrated on the kids they called "zoot-suiters," the boys in the barrios who boogied in the drapes (from Harlem), ambled like pachucos (El Paso hoods), and sported duck-tail haircuts (which they invented).    From Wordnik.com.  [A Special Supplement: The Chicanos] Reference

The dive bars and diners along Almeria Street were in full swing, and on the street corners out front pachucos in their zoot suits and felt hats strutted like prize cockerels before the girls, as if their pocket chains glinting in the streetlights could lure the ladies to their sides.    From Wordnik.com.  [Masked] Reference

Hey, ese: I liked your explanation about pachucos.    From Wordnik.com.  [Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue] Reference

Tongue untied: tracking the history of pachucos, from Mexico to East L.A., via El Paso.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dallas Observer | Complete Issue] Reference

But first, a bit of housecleaning: In answering a pregunta a couple of weeks ago about pachucos, I was pendejo and thus forgot to explain the word's origins.    From Wordnik.com.  [Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue] Reference

Seeking to differentiate themselves from the dominant hot-rod culture of the era, early lowriders (who called themselves pachucos), didn't customize their cars for nights at the drag strip.    From Wordnik.com.  [HowStuffWorks Daily Feed] Reference

Published on September 11, 2008 more on pachucos First, a bit of housecleaning: in answering a pregunta a couple of weeks ago about pachucos, I was pendejo and thus forgot to explain the word's origins.    From Wordnik.com.  [Houston Press | Complete Issue] Reference

Charlotte gripped my arm, whispering that I shouldn’t get involved, but the police had already arrived to arrest the pachucos, so there wasn’t any reason for me to interfere.    From Wordnik.com.  [Masked] Reference

(a tribute to Vasquez's father), orange pickers and strawberry pickers; strikers waving a flag calling for "huelga" (strike), Cesar Chavez, a convenience store, and scenes of pachucos and homeboys in a Chevy Special Deluxe.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Like those pachucos down on Set 23.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Big Nowhere]

Three pachucos got popped at the scene.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Dark Places]

I noticed lots of evil-looking pachucos.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Dark Places]

The pachucos and homies?.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

I liked your explanation about pachucos.    From Wordnik.com.  [Houston Press | Complete Issue] Reference

“Never have a girl romanced by a foreigner, especially greasers, scratch-backs, potatoes, pachucos, fruitpickers, or braceros.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [BOOK VIEW CAFE BLOG » Rules For Children’s Writing in 1954] Reference