neorican

Ne·o·ri·can

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nee-oh-ree-kuh n]
- /ˌni oʊˈri kən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nee-oh-ree-kuh n]
- /ˌni oʊˈri kən/

Definitions of neorican word

noun neorican a Puerto Rican living in New York or one who has lived in New York and returned to Puerto Rico. 1
adjective neorican of or relating to Neoricans. 1
noun neorican a Puerto Rican who has lived in New York City for some years or has returned to Puerto Rico after living there 0

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Origin of neorican

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

1970-75; neo- + (Puerto) Rican

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Parts of speech for Neorican

noun

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neorican popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.