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| Job | Approximate literal translation (what you might think you actually heard) | Explanation |
| bolero | what? | shoeshine person |
| cácaro | what? | person who handles the projector at a movie theater |
| carterista | wallet specialist? | pickpocket |
| cerillo | kitchen match | Person who packs your groceries at supermarkets for a little tip. In NY, usually the cashier does it. |
| chacha | from muchacha, young woman. | maid (may be pejorative) |
| chatarrero | chatarra = junk | person who recycles junk |
| franelero |
franela = flannel |
squeegee man |
| niño gritón (de la lotería) | lotto shouter kid | A tradition in Mexico since 1770: Kids who announce the jackpot winning numbers. |
| huesero | from hueso =bone | chiropractor |
| junior | junior | rich dad’s son |
| luchador social | social wrestler | social activist, (also activista social) |
| mil usos | thousand uses | handyman, gofer |
| monero |
mono, monito (MX) = figure |
cartoonist,(also caricaturista) |
| ni ni | Originally from Spain. Neither Nor. | Person who is neither employed nor a student. |
| organillero | what? | organ grinder (music) |
| padrote | big papi | pimp |
| pepenadores | what? | scavengers (garbage) |
|
señor de los raspados |
scraped |
shaved ice |
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revendedor |
reseller |
scalper |
| saca borrachos | drunk customer bouncer | bar bouncer |
| tendero | from tienda, store | store clerk |
| viejo del costal (also el robachicos) | old man with a sac | Boogie man |
| el viene viene | it comes, it comes (from venir, to come). | person who helps a driver park his/her car in a tight space |
