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

The Chicanx body is many different types of bodies — filled with beauty, resilience, rage and marvelous, burning desire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

He is a budding queer icon among icons, a Chicanx body inhabiting the body of L.A. in funny, subversive ways.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

David A. Romero, Ceasar K. Avelar and Margaret Elysia Garcia are among the Latinx and Chicanx poets taking part in this celebration of poetry and the spoken word hosted by Cultura con Llantas.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2023

“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

Now, she prefers Chicanx, even though this wording doesn’t actually exist “on paper” for the major.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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