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/Sounds like "choon" (as in "choose") + "CHOON" (as in "choose") + "koh" (as in "coat")/

Meaning

In Honduras and El Salvador, an extremely stingy person who refuses to spend a single cent no matter the situation. The chunchunco grips every coin so tightly it practically disappears.

Examples

That miser never buys anyone so much as a coffee.

Don't be so cheap, buy something for the get-together.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Ser codo
Bandera de Perú
Raspa

To troll or harass someone with genuine intent to cause harm, going well beyond playful jokes. When the trolling becomes systematic and personal, it stops being humor and becomes digital harassment under a different name. Common across Latin America and Spain.