Mexn.adj.

Brit.

/mɛks/, U.S.

/mɛks/

Inflections: Plural Mexes, (irregular) Mexs.

Forms: 1800s– Mex, 1800s– Mex', 1800s– Mex. (with point); Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Mexican n., Mexican adj.

Etymology: As noun shortened < Mexican n. As adjective shortened < Mexican adj.

A. n.

1. U.S. colloquial. A Mexican. Frequently somewhat depreciative.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [noun] > Mexico

Mexican1578

yellowbelly1842

Mex1847

Mexicano1847

cholo1860

bean-eater1919

Meskin1953

beaner1965

1847 S. C. Reid Scouting Exped. McCulloch's Texas Rangers 204 A brave and gallant old warrior of Texas, was heard to exclaim, ‘Look here, boys, do you see those two Mexes on the corner of the house opposite me? Well, don't none of you shoot at them.’

1878 G. R. Willis Our Cruise 56 Load up quick, for the Mex's will think we are going for the boats.

1906 McClure's Mag. June 121/1 ‘Where'd you get the coat?’ I asked the Mex.

1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side i. 39 City unions teach you that Chinamens are your brother! Ayrabs! Mexes!

1970 G. Jackson Let. 22 Mar. in Soledad Brother (1971) 187 An Italian..killed a Mexican in Folsom because the Mex suddenly started telling everyone not to trust someone.

1979 G. Swarthout Skeletons 172 If Blaise and his boys caught up with them on this side, it was their bad luck... The Mexs didn't make it.

2. U.S. colloquial. A language of Mexico, esp. Mexican Spanish; = Mexican n. 2.

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1858 T. G. Vielé Following Drum 158 Very little conversation took place between them, and that little in a language called ‘Mex’, a kind of Spanish patois, differing widely from pure Castilian!

1946 C. Himes in Negro Story Apr.–May 10/1 Some pachuco kids were ganged about the juke box, talking in Mex, and blowing weed.

1979 J. T. Edson Gentle Giant 14 I can habla a might of Mex'.

3. U.S. slang (originally Services' slang). Mexican money; = Mexican n. 3. Now rare.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Central American coins

medio real1824

Mexican1827

toston1884

Mex1907

quetzal1925

lempira1931

1907 Army & Navy Life (U.S.) June 679 M stands for money, which is mostly in ‘Mex’.

1913 McClure's Mag. Mar. 119 Is that gold or Mex, dear?

4. U.S. colloquial. Mexican food. Cf. Tex-Mex n.

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1988 J. McInerney Story of my Life iv. 55 I'm talking about dinner plans, right?.. He says Mex is fine.

1990 Boston May 196/1 (advt.) Simply the best Mex.

1999 Texas Monthly 5 For this month's cover story on Mexican food..‘The Joy of Mex’..Sharpe dined at more than 120 restaurants on both sides of the border.

B. adj.

1. U.S. colloquial. Of or relating to Mexico or Mexicans; = Mexican adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [adjective] > Mexico

Mexican1589

Mexiconian1727

Mexicano1852

Mex1854

1854 G. D. Brewerton in Harper's Mag. Apr. 584/2 The ‘United States Hotel’ upon the ‘Plaza’ provided ‘chicken fixins and corn doins’—or, if a ‘stranger’ wanted ‘Mex livin’, frijoles and tortíllas.

1885 S. S. Hall Gold Buttons 2 Mex' style.

1929 J. Parker Old Army 246 He was evidently not one of those who looked with pleasure upon ‘Mex’ officers.

1934 J. M. Cain Postman always rings Twice xiii. 151 Ensenada is all Mex.

1960 J. Kerouac Visions of Cody 17 I know a bar on Embarcadero where Oakland Mex Hipsters drink and blast with 50¢ whores.

1990 J. Ellroy L.A. Confidential i. 14 Dick kicked the door in. Yells, a Mex man and woman hauling.

2. U.S. slang (originally Services' slang). Usually as postmodifier. Of currency: non-American, foreign. Frequently depreciative: devalued.

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1898 Amer. Soldier (Manila) 1 x. 8/1 We will send a set..to any address in America for 25 cents (mex).

1926 M. Anderson & L. Stallings What Price Glory? ii, in 3 Amer. Plays 67 I wouldn't take a hundred dollars Mex. for that.

1941 T. Cruse Apache Days & After 287 The rent was $100 a month ‘Mex’, which translated as $50 in gold.

1967 G. Moorse Duck may be Somebody's Mother 8 Fifteen cents mex is paid for every crate we fill with usable bottles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mex
释义	Mexn.adj. Brit. /mɛks/, U.S. /mɛks/ Inflections: Plural Mexes, (irregular) Mexs. Forms: 1800s– Mex, 1800s– Mex', 1800s– Mex. (with point); Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Mexican n., Mexican adj. Etymology: As noun shortened < Mexican n. As adjective shortened < Mexican adj. A. n. 1. U.S. colloquial. A Mexican. Frequently somewhat depreciative. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [noun] > Mexico Mexican1578 yellowbelly1842 Mex1847 Mexicano1847 cholo1860 bean-eater1919 Meskin1953 beaner1965 1847 S. C. Reid Scouting Exped. McCulloch's Texas Rangers 204 A brave and gallant old warrior of Texas, was heard to exclaim, ‘Look here, boys, do you see those two Mexes on the corner of the house opposite me? Well, don't none of you shoot at them.’ 1878 G. R. Willis Our Cruise 56 Load up quick, for the Mex's will think we are going for the boats. 1906 McClure's Mag. June 121/1 ‘Where'd you get the coat?’ I asked the Mex. 1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side i. 39 City unions teach you that Chinamens are your brother! Ayrabs! Mexes! 1970 G. Jackson Let. 22 Mar. in Soledad Brother (1971) 187 An Italian..killed a Mexican in Folsom because the Mex suddenly started telling everyone not to trust someone. 1979 G. Swarthout Skeletons 172 If Blaise and his boys caught up with them on this side, it was their bad luck... The Mexs didn't make it. 2. U.S. colloquial. A language of Mexico, esp. Mexican Spanish; = Mexican n. 2. ΚΠ 1858 T. G. Vielé Following Drum 158 Very little conversation took place between them, and that little in a language called ‘Mex’, a kind of Spanish patois, differing widely from pure Castilian! 1946 C. Himes in Negro Story Apr.–May 10/1 Some pachuco kids were ganged about the juke box, talking in Mex, and blowing weed. 1979 J. T. Edson Gentle Giant 14 I can habla a might of Mex'. 3. U.S. slang (originally Services' slang). Mexican money; = Mexican n. 3. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Central American coins medio real1824 Mexican1827 toston1884 Mex1907 quetzal1925 lempira1931 1907 Army & Navy Life (U.S.) June 679 M stands for money, which is mostly in ‘Mex’. 1913 McClure's Mag. Mar. 119 Is that gold or Mex, dear? 4. U.S. colloquial. Mexican food. Cf. Tex-Mex n. ΚΠ 1988 J. McInerney Story of my Life iv. 55 I'm talking about dinner plans, right?.. He says Mex is fine. 1990 Boston May 196/1 (advt.) Simply the best Mex. 1999 Texas Monthly 5 For this month's cover story on Mexican food..‘The Joy of Mex’..Sharpe dined at more than 120 restaurants on both sides of the border. B. adj. 1. U.S. colloquial. Of or relating to Mexico or Mexicans; = Mexican adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [adjective] > Mexico Mexican1589 Mexiconian1727 Mexicano1852 Mex1854 1854 G. D. Brewerton in Harper's Mag. Apr. 584/2 The ‘United States Hotel’ upon the ‘Plaza’ provided ‘chicken fixins and corn doins’—or, if a ‘stranger’ wanted ‘Mex livin’, frijoles and tortíllas. 1885 S. S. Hall Gold Buttons 2 Mex' style. 1929 J. Parker Old Army 246 He was evidently not one of those who looked with pleasure upon ‘Mex’ officers. 1934 J. M. Cain Postman always rings Twice xiii. 151 Ensenada is all Mex. 1960 J. Kerouac Visions of Cody 17 I know a bar on Embarcadero where Oakland Mex Hipsters drink and blast with 50¢ whores. 1990 J. Ellroy L.A. Confidential i. 14 Dick kicked the door in. Yells, a Mex man and woman hauling. 2. U.S. slang (originally Services' slang). Usually as postmodifier. Of currency: non-American, foreign. Frequently depreciative: devalued. ΚΠ 1898 Amer. Soldier (Manila) 1 x. 8/1 We will send a set..to any address in America for 25 cents (mex). 1926 M. Anderson & L. Stallings What Price Glory? ii, in 3 Amer. Plays 67 I wouldn't take a hundred dollars Mex. for that. 1941 T. Cruse Apache Days & After 287 The rent was $100 a month ‘Mex’, which translated as $50 in gold. 1967 G. Moorse Duck may be Somebody's Mother 8 Fifteen cents mex is paid for every crate we fill with usable bottles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1847
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