I. ˈmeks adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: by shortening
: mexican
get my feet all mixed up in these Mex dances — Edwin Corle
offering him for sale for ten Mex dollars — Richard Hallet
cost four dollars Mex
II. noun
( plural mex or mexes )
Etymology: by shortening
1. capitalized : mexican
some Mex he'd never seen before was behind the bar — Oakley Hall
— often used disparagingly
2. often capitalized : mexican dollar
paper money was so plentiful that … a mex was the smallest that would buy anything — Upton Sinclair