Chicanx

American  

[chi-kah-neks, ‐-kan-eks] / tʃɪˈkɑ nɛks, ‐ˈkæn ɛks /

Or chicanx

adjective

1. of or relating to Mexican Americans or their culture (used in place of the masculine form Chicano , the feminine form Chicana , or the gender-binary formChican@ ).

   The class studied several novels by Chicanx authors.

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noun

plural

Chicanxs,

plural

Chicanx

1. a Mexican American (used in place of the masculine form Chicano , the feminine form Chicana , or the gender-binary formChican@ ).

Etymology

Origin of Chicanx

First recorded in 2000–05; Chican(a) ( def. ) or Chican(o) ( def. ) + x ³ ( def. ) in the sense “unknown quantity or variable”; Chican@ ( def. )

Example Sentences

In college at UCLA, he crossed paths with young members of the Brown Berets, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán, and the Black Panther Party, later volunteering in demonstrations led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.

From Los Angeles Times

“A lot of people think these issues are solved. But they are not. We still need resources and opportunities for us,” said Jimenez, who is part of the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán, or MEChA, and has attended Native American campus events.

From Los Angeles Times

Collectively, their images capture the ways Chicanx artists have seized upon stylized self-presentation as a way of countering racism and exclusion.

From Los Angeles Times

“Xican-a.o.x. Body,” as the curators point out in the catalog’s introductory essay, is not a comprehensive art historical survey of the Chicanx body in art.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, the show revolves around a series of loose themes, such as in-between states, conceptions of brownness and the Chicanx figure in Pop.

From Los Angeles Times