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/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "YOHN" (as in "yoke")/

Meaning

A crybaby or whiner who complains about absolutely everything and turns every minor inconvenience into a full drama. In Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador, calling someone chillón means they have zero tolerance for anything difficult.

Examples

Stop being such a crybaby, that was nothing.

Your cousin cried through the entire movie, not just the sad parts.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Llantear

Mentally obsessed with something or someone, unable to stop thinking about a topic that consumes you completely. In Mexico and Chile, being 'rayado' means a thought is stuck on repeat in your head like a scratched record that keeps playing the same part over and over.