Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Another popular explanation for Gringo is in reference to the green ink on the US dollar: Green Gold. This was the favorite tale of Gringo when I lived in San Antonio and had many Mexican friends. Jim Nelon Hong Kong "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > The term Gringo is a throw back to the days of the Mexican War - the US grab > of California and the Southwest. Green Grow The Lilacs was a popular song of > the day, often sung by U.S. expeditionary forces, hence the term, Gringo - > from Greengrow. > > Oh well, I had to learn something in U.S. Social History all those many > years ago! :-)