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

• Chicanxs,
  plural
• Chicanx
  plural

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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Chicanx
  plural
• Chicanxs
  plural

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”; see Chican@ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Chicanx Chicanxs

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

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 ● 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

Much like in Corky Gonzales’ poem “Yo soy Joaquin,” where Joaquin is a symbol for the Chicanx experience, Don Eduardo is a symbol for the experience of the Central American diaspora.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2022

“It was a group show that explored what the term ‘alien’ meant in the context of Chicanxs, and alien in the political, the social and the queerness of it all,” Picasshoe said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025