chancleta

plural chancletas

1. areas with many Hispanic peopleA slipper or sandal without a heel, such as a flip-flop or mule.

   For those of us who primarily wear sandals, or chancletas, everywhere, Publix is selling a pair just for us.

   2019 October 18, Devoun Cetoute, “South Florida loves PubSubs. Now you can flaunt your love with Publix-themed clothes”, in Miami Herald

   3 more examples

   My friend has a gay uncle and on the puerto rican^([sic]) day parade he puts on these tight shorts with a puerto rican shirt which he ties at the bottom and bandana and wears chancletas and dances to gloria^([sic]) Estefan he also does this at my friends^([sic]) parties.

   2002, Chris Ceraso, The Teen Acting Ensemble

   Carmela tucked her leg and with her foot pushed the chancleta closer to her hand, she reached down without effort and in one fluid movement she grabbed la chancleta, sat up, and threw the chancleta across the living room and into the hallway, where it made contact with Elenita's right temple.

   2012, Kali Amanda Browne, Remembrance of Dingbats

   When I head back home to Florida, you bet your ass I’m hitting the beach in my chancletas, Boricua beach bag and yelling “Cabron”^([sic]) out the window of my car at slow drivers.

   2013, Julitza Gerena, Through the Eyez of a Drag Hag