Cholos

A Cholo is a hispanic gangster. The term is used in Caló slang, but it in turn has infiltrated into mainstream American English use, specifically in association with American cultural subgroups such as the "lowrider" car culture, or the hip hop scene in general. The word is sometimes associated by the unfamiliar with Mexican and Central American gang culture, especially in popular media, but the origin and history of the modern usage is somewhat complex.