Nuyorican
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Nuyorican
1970–75; by alteration (influence of Spanish Nu ( eva ) Yor ( k ) New York)
Example Sentences
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The Nuyorican musician would introduce Blades as the new singer of his orchestra, whom he had met years prior while visiting Panama during carnivals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
In 1990, he starred in his first play, “Don’t Explain” by Samuel B. Harps, at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
He soon became a fixture at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe on the Lower East Side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
Growing up in New York, decades before the “Great Migration” in the 1950s of Puerto Ricans to the United States, Puente was a prototypical Nuyorican.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Someday Ml have a poetry reading and a one-man show at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe on the Lower East Side.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
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