Takuache

Takuaches are slang for people who have a modern ranchera/o aesthetic. You can find takuaches in everything from bootcut jeans and square toe boots or Jordans. Takuaches wear gold chains with a fitted cap and a cowboy hat while dancing nuevo corridos.

Second-generation takuaches are unapologetic about speaking spanglish, bumping corridos while cruising, wearing Jordans with boot cut jeans and putting it all on social media. Car culture is not new, but what is new is the culture that these second-generation car enthusiasts have created.

Mainstream American culture believes Takauches are young men who are either gang affiliated or drug runners for the cartel. They tend to speak Spanglish, which is distasteful to 1st generationers who expect their children to be aligned with their beliefs.

They are often seen with a high bald tapered hairstyle, also known as the "Edgar haircut," which is a name Takuaches themselves are sometimes referred to as. The catchphrases of a Takuache include “la mamalona” (truck), “cuh” (short for cousin) and “no quema cuh” ([My truck] cannot do a burnout).

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Alejandra, Itzel. “The Rise of a Trokiando Subculture Fueled by TikTok.” Remezcla, 1 Dec. 2020, https://remezcla.com/features/culture/tejasmade-trokiando-takuaches/.

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