Mock Spanish

The term "mock Spanish" has been used by anthropologist-linguist Jane H. Hill of the University of Arizona, most recognizably in relation to the catchphrase, "Hasta la vista, baby", from the film, Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

[3] English speakers in the United States of America have had a long history of connection and interaction with the Spanish language; first from Spain, and later from Mexico and other Latin American countries.

The high degree of contact between Spanish and English in the United States inevitably led to loanwords, calques, code switching and other manifestations of interactions between language that are common throughout the world.

[5] Hill asserted, with anecdotal evidence, that "middle- and upper-income, college-educated whites" casually use Spanish-influenced language in way that native Spanish speakers were likely to find insulting.

[11] Additionally, Barrett observed that monolingual Spanish workers at this restaurant used their language to mock their English speaking coworkers.