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/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "pee" (as in "pea") + "LOHN" (as in "loan")/

Meaning

A crybaby or whiny child who cries and complains over everything and refuses to separate from their parents. In Mexico and Central America, a "chipilón" is that kid at the supermarket losing it over a piece of candy, or permanently glued to a parent's leg. The word may come from Nahuatl or from the chipilin plant, associated in folk tradition with excessive crying.

Examples

Stop being a crybaby and quit crying.

The kid is super clingy and whiny today; I can't take it.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Colombia
Llorón

Fun, lively, free-flowing conversation where the chat just takes on a life of its own. When there is cotorra, nobody wants the moment to end. Used in Mexico and Colombia.