Chonga
Hispanic Teenage Girl Slang
Eliisa Vainikka & Hanna-Riikka Roine
24.11.2008
What is a Chonga?
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A girl of Hispanic origin,
generally Cuban, between
ages 12 and 19
Lives mostly in Miami
(South Florida) and
famously in Hialeah
Both communities have
significant Cuban
American populations
Background and Social Status
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Cuban exiles have created the most
economically successful immigrant
enclave in U.S. history
Although chonga girls don’t live in
the ghetto, they imitate many of the
features of the black ’gangsta’ style
Chonga Style
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a combination of the gangsta
look and that of a prostitute
large golden jewellery
oversized men's t-shirts with
tight Brazilian pants
Reeboks, Nike Air Force Ones,
Converse, or the most popular,
Chinese beaded slippers in the
same matching color as their
top
black liner on their lips and
eyes, pencil thin eyebrows
Chonga Speech
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cross between poorly imitated Black
English and a thick Spanish accent
some chongas even speak entirely
in Spanglish
frequently used words include: pero
(=but), nigga, bitch, shit, and
daaaaaaaaaaaaaaym
Examples of Chonga Speech
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O HELLNAA bish Ima
beesho azz, waash!
OMAIIGAA!
Eyy yu no daa kih in
fahrs pihreeuh
OMAIIGA
daaaaaaaaaaaaam he
faaeeen!
Eyy yu go-eentu
Maariisleyseesiz
quinceson Fraidei?
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Oh hell no bitch, I'm
going to beat your
ass, watch! Oh my
God!
Hey, you know that
kid in first period, oh
my God, damn he’s
fine!
Hey, are you going to
Marisleysise’s quince
on Friday?
Chonga Writing Style
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either on public property (graffiti tags) or
online
tend to write F's backwards, I's double
(ii), S's accompanied by a Z (Sz), and
when typing, lowercase q's substituted for
g's, 3’s for e’s
uses
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insulting a rival chonga
warning fellow chongas to ‘back off’
claiming a fantasy crush (usually rappers)
Examples of Writing
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BaBii qiiRl = baby girl
N3LLySzi RiiCaN PRiiNC3Sz = Nelly's
Rican Princess
'ii NO' fO RiiL DaTT hO sAY U iiSz' a
ChONGa nD DaTT biiTcH bESzTT jUSz
sTToP O dEy GoN b sUm dEEp ShiiTT nD
iiMa sPaRkk huH ASz PeRO fO RiiL yO'
= I know, for real that ho says you are a
chonga and that bitch best just stop or
there's going to be some deep shit and
I'm going to spank her ass but for real,
yo!
Chongas in the Media
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Popular sketchcomedy show
‘MadTV’
Video parody
’Chongalicious’ on
YouTube:
http://www.youtu
be.com/watch?v=
uVHdqmN7-XE
Information found in:
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Urban Dictionary:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term
=chonga
Uncyclopedia:
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Chonga
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hialeah
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_American
The Fashion Spot:
http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f49/chon
ga-style-chola-style-56142-6.html