Hardy Moreno Nov 17, 2017:

¿Será que en este caso, no fue un mexicano el que usó el término despectivo? Tedríamos que averiguar de qué nacionalidad era y qué significado tiene en ese país. Por ejemplo, en Honduras se usa o se usaba "pinche" pero no de manera tan fuerte como en México. Por eso, creo que el que más se acerca es Charlie Higgins. Pero si fue un mexicano a los mexicanos, lo cual dudo, sería la opción más fuerte.

Robert Carter Nov 14, 2017:

I agree with Charlie in that for the most part "pinche" is a lot softer than you are suggesting (I hear it everyday too). In BrE for example, it would be equivalent to "bloody", so I think "freakin" for the US is about right. However, it really depends on the context. Like many swearwords, it's an intensifier. People say things like "pinche mil", meaning "quite a lot" :-). There's a popular song here at the moment that is played a lot on the radio or in public spaces, where the last line goes "Todo sería diferente si tú me... si tú me pinches quisieras". I'm not sure it would get played as much if it were really that strong a word.

In this case, for instance, if the people speaking are actually laughing about the situation, they might mean it with a more affectionate tone or even incredulity (something like "Mexicans, huh, they're unreal?"). Conversely, if they were annoyed, they might use it in the way Seth and Luis have mentioned.

As for the word "p**o", just go to (or even watch on TV) a Mexican football (soccer) match, you'll see it is quite common. As an intensifier, it is considerably stronger, which is why you perhaps don't hear it as much.

Paul García Nov 14, 2017:

@ Seth: Está bien, lo quito, entonces...

Seth Phillips Nov 14, 2017:

@Paul. Esto ya impliqué en mi repuesta, pero... ... sin el ánimo de reiterarlo por el mal gusto del mismo, que no debe caer en sorpresa.

Paul García Nov 14, 2017:

Bueno, dudo que sean gramáticos. A este nivel de registro, yo lo dejaría gramaticalmente incorrecto pero apropiado... ¿y cómo es que nadie ha sugerido *fuckin Mexicans*?

Luis Vasquez Nov 14, 2017:

Fucking is the best choice here. In Spanish adjectives are countable, so we a have a disagreement between the plural count noun Mexicanos and the singular adjective pinche. Pinches Mexicanos would be the right way of saying it, but if you dare say it and really mean it, be aware that you may end up be getting punched so as to make you pick up your teeth from the floor.

Paul García Nov 14, 2017:

*pinche* está fuerte