Definitions

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  • noun US, slang wetback

Etymologies

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From Spanish mojado.

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Examples

  • The kid had no idea someone was shouting at him—I think he had one of those earpiece cell phones—when the mojado punched him in the back of his head.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • The kid popped up off the seats, smacked the mojado to the floor, and then started throwing punches.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • The kid had no idea someone was shouting at him—I think he had one of those earpiece cell phones—when the mojado punched him in the back of his head.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • The black kid flashed his bus pass and shoved his way past a mojado in his uniform: baggy, untucked T-shirt, blue jeans, and a baseball cap.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • The mojado followed the black kid to the back of the bus.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • I popped the doors closed and shouted something at the mojado.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • The black kid flashed his bus pass and shoved his way past a mojado in his uniform: baggy, untucked T-shirt, blue jeans, and a baseball cap.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • The mojado followed the black kid to the back of the bus.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • The kid popped up off the seats, smacked the mojado to the floor, and then started throwing punches.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • I popped the doors closed and shouted something at the mojado.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

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