Neo-Rican
Alternative form of Neorican.
Adjective
- Alternative form of Neorican.
- A questionnaire which a number of Neo-Rican students filled out for me indicated a preference for use of English among those of their own age group for all purposes. - 1971 November, Robert L. Muckley, After Childhood,...
- Entire urbanizations like Levittown, Caguas and Bayamon near San Juan have sprung up with predominantly “Neo-Rican” or [“]Newyorican” populations. - 1972 September 28, David Lamb, “‘Newyoricans’ Return to Their Island...
- Teams finishing in the top half of their division are permitted one “Neo-Rician”^([sic]) player—one who is a Puerto Rican by descent but does not live on the island. - 1973 October 2, John Bansch, “Press Box: Island...
Noun
- Alternative form of Neorican.
- In my own work with Spanish-speaking groups, I have noticed that the Mexican Americans, or Chicanos, conserve Spanish much better, even after generations of living in the United States, than do the "Neo-Ricans" or...
- Harris’ “Neo-Rican” was a guard from Long Island University, named Lou Brignoni. - 1973 October 2, John Bansch, “Press Box: Island King Title to Del”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 71, number 119, Indianapolis, Ind.,...
- He gleaned the buoyant and fervent élan of the Puertorriqueños and Neo-Ricans with warmth and enthusiasm, though he did not shy away from the brutalities the people suffered. - 1974, Stan Steiner, “Sources: An Intimate...