Nuyorican

noun

Nu·​yo·​ri·​can ˌnü-yȯr-ˈrē-kən How to pronounce Nuyorican (audio)
: 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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Both films will be distributed by A24. RELATED: Netflix Options Novel ‘Happy Place’ For Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican; Series In The Works – The Dish Henry is repped by UTA and Taylor Haggerty of Root Literary. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 July 2024 The news comes shortly after Jennifer Lopez confirmed that her production company Nuyorican is working with Netflix on a series adaptation of Henry's 2023 novel Happy Place. Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024 Salsa on the Square: Nuyorican LF, 7-10 p.m., Fountain Square, 520 Vine St., Downtown. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 June 2024 Series producers will be Nuyorican’s Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2024 Lopez, Medina and Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas are executive producing through their Nuyorican Productions Banner, alongside others including Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (for Artists Equity). Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024 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. 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

Word History

Etymology

blend of American Spanish nuyorquino New Yorker and English Puerto Rican

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Nuyorican was in 1974

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“Nuyorican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nuyorican. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

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