EL ESQUINAZO
According to Thompson, turn of the Century Buenos Aires had an idiom for being stood up: el esquinazo. As the bandoneonista di Giorgio explains: "You tell a mina, I'll meet you at such-and-such-a-corner (esquina). She doesn't show--- you're 'hit by the corner' (le dió un esquinazio), you're stood up." Ángel Villoldo titled a tango with this colorful term.
It is known that such was his rage back in 1903, when it played at the restaurant of the Park February 3, popularly known as the "Hansen" customers often accompanied taps second time with beats hands or feet , which soon became strokes of teaspoons of coffee cups and finally blows plates, chairs or whatever was at hand, the place was a misery every night, until the owner decided to exhibit at War :
"Forbidden execution tango" the slip "caution in using this please. The owner".
EL ESQUINAZO (1902)
Nada me importa de tu amor,
¡golpeá nomás! (golpes)
el corazón me dijo
que tu cariño fue una falsía.
No llames más, no insistas más,
yo te daré (golpes)
el libro del recuerdo,
para que guardes las flores del olvido
porque vos lo has querido
el esquinazo te doy.
Fue por tu culpa que he tomado otros caminos
sin tino,
vidita mía;
jamás pensé que llegaría este momento
que siento
la más terrible realidad.
Tu ingratitud me ha hecho sufrir
un desencanto
si tanto te quería,
mas no te creas que por eso guardo encono,
perdono
tu más injusta falsedad.-