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/Sounds like "AHLP" (as in "art") + "ah" (as in "art")/

Meaning

A dominant, assertive person who takes charge in any group or social setting. Borrowed from English but used heavily in Latin American internet culture, often with heavy irony to mock men who try too hard to project dominance and masculinity online.

Examples

That entrepreneur thinks he's the leader of the sector.

Being dominant: entering first, asking later.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Mero mero

A small child or very young person with little experience, said affectionately or slightly condescendingly depending on tone. In Uruguay and Argentina, 'chiquilín' has the warmth of watching a kid grow up: endearing when said to a child, pointed when said to someone who should know better.