paisa
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A person hailing from the same country; in particular, a fellow Latino.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
... prison, talked about his relationship with drug traffickers in Mexico some twenty-five years before. His street gang had a relationship with a paisa wholesaler. An understanding of respect existed between Rubén's gang and its paisa supplier[…] Wrangler, a White man who associated with the Aryan
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A Latino who is not a gangster nor gang-affiliated.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “paisa” mean?
A person hailing from the same country; in particular, a fellow Latino.
Is “paisa” formal or informal?
paisa is generally slang.