Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-union mexican equivalent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: non-u-nion mex-i-can e-quiv-a-lent
IPA

48

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

8

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poor-quality imitator or substitute.

Slang

Example Sentences

"So, in order to both honour Fatso and playoff music as a genre, it would be fitting that Keyboard Cat (or his non-union Mexican equivalent) take over the reigns of the pit orchestra."
"He’s like more successful but equally morally abhorrent right-wing undercover operative James O’Keefe’s non-union Mexican equivalent, a dunce whose one move involves incompetently attempting to frame figures of seemingly unimpeachable moral integrity, like Robert Mueller or good old Mayor Pete, as deviant sex criminals like Wohl’s God Donald Trump by unsuccessfully trying to get people to come forward with bogus sexual assault allegations."
"And because Mexico also adores American movies and video games, it was only a matter of time before they got onboard another popular form of fictional entertainment: Alex Jones. Yes, he too now has a non-union Mexican equivalent: Alex Backman."

Etymology

From the 1995 episode of The Simpsons "A Star is Burns" in which Mr Burns, on learning that Steven Spielberg is unavailable to direct a movie for him, demands "Then get me his non-union Mexican equivalent!".

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

non-union Mexican equivalents (plural)

Questions

What does non-union mexican equivalent mean?: A poor-quality imitator or substitute.
Where does non-union mexican equivalent come from?: From the 1995 episode of The Simpsons "A Star is Burns" in which Mr Burns, on learning that Steven Spielberg is unavailable to direct a movie for him, demands "Then get me his non-union Mexican equivalent!".

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