Definitions

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  • noun A bandit, particularly of the type associated with Mexico

Etymologies

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From Italian bandito

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Examples

  • Soldier wrenchingly twisting captive rag tag bandito’s ear, “Where is your leader?”

    Firedoglake » The Dividing Line of Torture 2006

  • The Peruvian pilot is heard on the tape saying he is sure the plane is a "bandito" but the CIA pilots then suggest they are not sure, wth one saying: "I think we're making a mistake."

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • The Peruvian pilot is heard on the tape saying he is sure the plane is a "bandito" but the CIA pilots then suggest they are not sure, wth one saying: "I think we're making a mistake."

    Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news 2010

  • The media around the world keep missing is the fucking CIA said it WASN'T "bandito".

    ZGeek 2010

  • A review of the link I sent will show that there are a bunch of very fine RV's on Mexican roads every year and not one of the many participants of that forum has ever reported a bandito problem.

    Planning RV trip to Tulum 2009

  • A review of the link I sent will show that there are a bunch of very fine RV's on Mexican roads every year and not one of the many participants of that forum has ever reported a bandito problem.

    Planning RV trip to Tulum 2009

  • Caps left by patrons adorn the rafters and two guitar-playing mannequins are perched on a ledge above the bar: a Mexican bandito and an old bearded cowboy that looks a hell of a lot like Skeeter Jackson.

    Soul Trapper F. J. Lennon 2011

  • A review of the link I sent will show that there are a bunch of very fine RV's on Mexican roads every year and not one of the many participants of that forum has ever reported a bandito problem.

    Planning RV trip to Tulum 2009

  • Caps left by patrons adorn the rafters and two guitar-playing mannequins are perched on a ledge above the bar: a Mexican bandito and an old bearded cowboy that looks a hell of a lot like Skeeter Jackson.

    Soul Trapper F. J. Lennon 2011

  • I would make you take me to Mexico and buy me a taco and a margarita and a Mexican bandito marionette and a black velvet Elvis painting.

    Yes I Would Misti Rainwater-Lites 2011

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