[1975–80; ‹ AmerSp, pl. of fajita lit., little sash, dim. of Sp faja belt, strip, band (orig. dial. or ‹ Catalan ‹ L fascia fascia)]This word is first recorded in the period 1975–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bench press, gravitational lens, methanogen, noogie, videotex