/ku-LE-ko/
A person deeply attached to someone or something, unable to stop fussing over them. In Panama, 'culeco' describes the grandparent who can't put down the grandchild, or the fan obsessed with a song they've played a thousand times. Pure, unfiltered devotion.
Example
"He's obsessed with his first grandchild, won't let go."
"That song has me hooked — I play it on repeat."
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/ku-LE-ko/
A person deeply attached to someone or something, unable to stop fussing over them. In Panama, 'culeco' describes the grandparent who can't put down the grandchild, or the fan obsessed with a song they've played a thousand times. Pure, unfiltered devotion.
Example
"He's obsessed with his first grandchild, won't let go."
"That song has me hooked — I play it on repeat."
Word family
Regional synonyms: