Eme
Eme refers to the Mexican Mafia, the powerful prison gang that originated in California state prisons in the late 1950s.
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Eme refers to the Mexican Mafia, the powerful prison gang that originated in California state prisons in the late 1950s. The name comes from the Spanish pronunciation of the letter M. It typically surfaces in discussions of organized crime, prison culture, and law enforcement contexts in the American Southwest. Used with awareness of its serious criminal connotations.
The detective warned that the tags on the wall suggested eme territory.
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(US, slang) The Mexican Mafia.
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