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/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "chee" (as in "cheek") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

A cheap, stingy person who won't spend a dime even if their life depended on it. In Colombia, calling someone chichipato means they're the type to never chip in for group expenses and always find excuses to avoid paying. It can also describe something of poor quality or not worth the effort.

Examples

Don't be a chichipato and chip in for the barbecue fund.

That gift was really chichipato, bro.

Regional synonyms

/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "chee" (as in "cheek") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

A petty, small-time person who acts important or powerful without having anything real to back it up. In Colombia, a "chichipato" thinks they are in the big leagues when they are clearly not. It also describes things of low quality or little value: a chichipato argument, a chichipato deal.

Examples

That small-timer thinks he's the boss because they gave him a nothing position.

Don't come at me with those weak arguments, you're not convincing anyone.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de Colombia
Mañé

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Someone with wild, messy, or disheveled hair sticking out in every direction. In Guatemala and Honduras, pelibuche describes someone who clearly just rolled out of bed and has not looked in a mirror yet.