Nuyorican
noun
Nu·yo·ri·can
ˌnü-yȯr-ˈrē-kən 
: a person of Puerto Rican birth or descent who is a current or former resident of New York City
Nuyorican
adjective
Examples of Nuyorican in a Sentence
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Lopez, who also produced the film under her production company Nuyorican Productions, last collaborated with Netflix on her 2023 action thriller The Mother and the 2022 musical documentary Halftime.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2024
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina will produce for Lopez’s company Nuyorican Productions.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
The song, which Latto recently hopped on for the remix, arrives ahead of J.Lo’s ninth studio album This Is Me… Now, due Feb. 16 via Nuyorican Productions and BMG.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina executive producing on behalf of Nuyorican Productions.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 7 Jan. 2024
Netflix looks extra diligent for this investment, which came under a 2021 first-look film and TV deal with Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
The film will be released on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, while Nuyorican/BMG will distribute the album.
—Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2023
Salsa on the Square: Nuyorican LF, Chevere LF, 7-10 p.m., Fountain Square, 520 Vine St., Downtown.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 July 2023
Originally from Oklahoma, McPherson moved to New York City and discovered his interest in poetry after a roommate had brought him to the Nuyorican Poets Café to perform.
—Gia Yetikyel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2021
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2024
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina will produce for Lopez’s company Nuyorican Productions.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
The song, which Latto recently hopped on for the remix, arrives ahead of J.Lo’s ninth studio album This Is Me… Now, due Feb. 16 via Nuyorican Productions and BMG.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina executive producing on behalf of Nuyorican Productions.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 7 Jan. 2024
Netflix looks extra diligent for this investment, which came under a 2021 first-look film and TV deal with Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
The film will be released on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, while Nuyorican/BMG will distribute the album.
—Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2023
Salsa on the Square: Nuyorican LF, Chevere LF, 7-10 p.m., Fountain Square, 520 Vine St., Downtown.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 July 2023
Originally from Oklahoma, McPherson moved to New York City and discovered his interest in poetry after a roommate had brought him to the Nuyorican Poets Café to perform.
—Gia Yetikyel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
blend of American Spanish nuyorquino New Yorker and English Puerto Rican
First Known Use
1974, in the meaning defined above
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“Nuyorican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nuyorican. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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