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

For Chicanx artists in the 1970s, working with few resources and little institutional support, the body was an elemental material.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

On the whole, his work queered Chicanx culture while also Chicanx-izing queer culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

“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 • Jan. 2, 2024

“It’s a common refrain in Chicanx art that we are invisible as a community, certainly with little representation in Hollywood,” said Vicario, who said he was raised in San Diego by Mexican parents.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

“The word Chicana, Chicano and Chicanx in general is Mexican American. But Latinx is including all descents from Latin America, so it’s definitely more inclusive of those identities.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2022