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Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Pipirisnais!

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Pipirisnais! | mexicanismos | Scoop.it

De la high… o sea de la alta sociedad.

 

The word pipirisnais is not in the dictionary. That’s what you’ll get if you search the Real Academia Española’s website for a definition of this Mexican term. Like many of our palabras, which one way or another have somehow gained popularity and an unofficial universal acceptance within our cultura for what they mean, pipirisnais is one of those words that cannot be very easily defined.

 

Therefore, probably the best way to express what pipirisnais means is to explain how or when it would likely be used...

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Chones Rojos, Verdes o Amarillos for New Years – The Debate

Chones Rojos, Verdes o Amarillos for New Years – The Debate | mexicanismos | Scoop.it

Today, we were talking chones on Twitter. It started out with a conversation about Christmas traditions of all things, and before we knew it we were knee deep in chatter about undies. I’ve always known there was some correlation between what color of underwear one chose to wear on New Year’s Eve and what it was we were hoping for in the next 12 months, I just never knew exactly what it was...

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People En Español’s Most Popular… err, Beautiful Gente

People En Español’s Most Popular… err, Beautiful Gente | mexicanismos | Scoop.it
More of a popularity list really, People en Español’s 50 Most Beautiful people… well celebrities, edition is at your local grocery stores and retail shops now. As if you hadn’t already noticed, with all the promotion People does every year to get as much attention as possible during this time. They even have an entire TV show dedicated to announcing the bellos on Univision now.

This year, though, for some reason, the list of famosos being recognized, to me, is missing a little oomph. A little star power. A little pizazz. The themes are interesting, sure. Vintage looks on the usual suspects we’ve seen get the most exposure on various media over the last 12 months, but not much else. Pero bueno, you judge for yourselves.
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Pequeños Gigantes - Magaby canta el Recuento de los Daños

Who wouldn't get choked up with this rendition of Gloria Trevi's classic by an 11 year old? Even the Diva herself: Magaby del escuadron Los Rebeldes canta el tema de Gloria Trevi "El Recuento de los Daños" en la quinta gala de Pequeños Gigantes...
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