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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

A guy, dude, or individual, used without strong positive or negative connotation. In Argentina, chabón is the default word for any male person when you don't know their name or just want to refer to them casually.