Neorican UK /ˌniː.əʊˈɹiː.kən/US /ˌni.oʊˈɹi.kən/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of or relating to natives or inhabitants of the mainland United States (especially New York) who are of Puerto Rican descent.“The Puerto Rican Papers” has a saving grace. It is the first articulate statement, in book form, of a sector of the Neorican mentality: the proindependence, New York‐born militants. — 1973 noun1 •A native or inhabitant of the mainland United States (especially New York) who is of Puerto Rican descent. formsNeoricans
