Mexican't

noun

An incompetent or inadequate Mexican.

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Meanings

nounMexican't (plural Mexican'ts)

plural Mexican'ts

  1. derogatoryhumorousinformalAn incompetent or inadequate Mexican.

    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)
    1 more example

    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)

Origin

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

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APA

Mexican't. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican't

MLA

“Mexican't.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican't. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mexican't,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican't.

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