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/Sounds like "CHEH" (as in "check") + "poh" (as in "port")/

Meaning

Police officer or any uniformed authority figure in Panama. 'Chepo' is the everyday street word for cops in Panama, not necessarily hostile, just casual. Hearing 'vienen los chepos' is the universal cue to put away whatever you shouldn't be holding.

Examples

Here come the cops, put that away.

The cop stopped me at the corner for no reason.

Regional synonyms

A phase where someone decides to stop being a people-pleaser and starts acting selfishly without guilt, framed as a character arc turning villain. The narrative version of the "villain era" trend, popular across Spanish-speaking social media.