gringo

plural gringos · plural gringoes

1. derogatoryhumorouschiefly Hispanic slangA white person from an English-speaking country, particularly the United States.

   Truly it is as Don José tells me; these gringos have come but to make trouble where all was peace.

   2017, B. M. Bower, The Gringos: The Tale of the California Gold Rush Days

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   Indeed, much like her predecessor and mentor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Sheinbaum has perfected the art of doing the gringos’ dirty work while purporting to act in a “sovereign” fashion – and even to defy the imperial overlords to the north.

   2026 February 23, Belén Fernández, “El Mencho’s killing won’t solve Mexico’s cartel problem – or anything else”, in Al Jazeera English, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2026

   Synonyms: white person