Tuesday December 26, 2006

Chancletas

The caption to this picture reads “Many people talk on their cell phones an awful lot. The threat of cancer does not intimidate this young lady. Note the tight pants and chancletas.” Here’s what chellybelly has to say about “chancletas:”

A word for flip flops or other type of slip on, inexpensive sandal. Only SoFla people ever know what I mean when I say it. The word is Spanish Slang Cuban and Carribean [sic] influenced. Miami girls wear them everywhere in the 00’s. Also called Chanks, or Chanx.

The image is from the photostream of humhooter, who has another great picture here.

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  1. Tere    Tue Dec 26, 09:20 PM #  

    I have many, many pairs, in many, many colors. Come May, it’s all I wear outside of work (practically, anyway).

    Yeah, that’s right, I admit it: I’m a chancleta whore!!



  2. Alex    Tue Dec 26, 09:23 PM #  

    ¡Chancletera!



  3. Manuel A. Tellechea    Tue Dec 26, 09:48 PM #  

    Chancletera is a term used in Cuba to describe the most vulgar of the hoi polloi: the wives of the revolutionary elite, who, before they discovered the perquisites of the ruling class, could be distinguished by the clapping of their sandals.



  4. nonee moose    Tue D