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Inside a Westchester <\/a>convenience store, croquetas<\/a> are served, a colada<\/a> is poured into mini plastic cups, and a group of Chongalicious Miami girls turns La Goony Chonga<\/a>\u2019s newest single \u201cGordichii\u201d into a celebration of every lump and curve that\u2019s ever solicited the label \u201cgordita.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n No Latina with extra rolls around the waist, thick legs, and full arms has survived a childhood in Miami \u2013\u00a0 let alone a Hispanic household \u2013 without being called some version of the word.\u00a0<\/p>\n While \u201cgordita\u201d or \u201cgordichii\u201d are terms of endearment, they can teeter on the fine line between playful teasing from a well-meaning tia and a backhanded jab from a petty frenemy. For La Goony Chonga, though, reclaiming words and her culture is part of the IDGAF attitude she and her Goonies embody in their daily aesthetic.\u00a0<\/p>\n Born and raised in the 305, La Goony Chonga has built her career serving unapologetic, \u201990s- and 2000s-bred Chonga confidence, drawing inspiration from her hometown of Westchester, where roosters rule the streets and ventanitas are the windows to the spirit of West Miami. If you\u2019re new here or somehow missed the glorious chaos of the pre-social media 2000s, Chongas are the Cuban, or Cuban-adjacent, cousin to the West Coast Chicana Chola, a Miami-brewed subculture that celebrates Latina hyperfemininity with sass, confidence, and, if you\u2019ve got it, plenty of ass.<\/p>\n