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Mexican slang for The border?

Mexican slang for The border?

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Do Mexicans have a slang term for The border?

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updated Sep 13, 2013
posted by swarrender

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Here in Chihuahua,that borders the U.S.

We say " voy a cruzar el charco"

updated Sep 13, 2013
edited by pacofinkler
posted by pacofinkler
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Uhm... we say something like "saltarse/pasarse pa'l otro lado" when somebody is going to cross the border.

updated Sep 13, 2013
edited by maestroantonio
posted by maestroantonio
Yes. Otro lado is used as well. - gringojrf, Sep 13, 2013
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I don't know about slang but it is called: La línea or la frontera.

updated Sep 13, 2013
posted by gringojrf