What does Chancla mean?
Other definitions of Chancla:
- Shorthand term for childhood punishment from parents, often the mother, who would take off their sandal and hit you for acting stupid. Comes from the Mexican term for slide shoes.
- A deadly weapon when employed by an upset Latino parent who is going to punish a mouthy kid.
- A Central/South American term for flip-flop sandal. Often thrown, this footwear becomes a punishing weapon.
- A Latino/Mexican term for slide shoe or flip-flop. The term is indicative of the routine employment of the shoe as a punishment device used by parents on children. Attempting to teach a lesson, these irate parents abuse their kids with their shoes, which are always close. The term is used by these children to refer to the rigid rules they were raised with.
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How to use the term
Chancla:
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Mad Parent: "Come here, you're getting la chancla!"
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Mi madre raised me with la chancla.
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Then my dad made me go get his chancla so he could smack me right there.
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Duck! Here comes la chancla!
References:
NPR Code Switch Opinion Piece: 'La Chancla': Flip Flops As A Tool of Discipline
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A quick article summarizing the full effect of the chancla as a punishment tool.
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