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/Sounds like "LOH" (as in "loan") + "loh" (as in "loan")/

Meaning

In Chile, a teenager or young person in secondary school, navigating that phase where everything feels urgent, parents are clueless, and the whole world seems to be against them. Affectionate when used by adults remembering their own lolos years.

Examples

Ese lolo no para de mirar el teléfono.

That teenager can't stop looking at his phone for five seconds.

Cuando era lolo yo también pensaba que todo era el fin del mundo.

When I was a teenager I also thought everything was the end of the world.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Guatemala
Chamaca
Bandera de Venezuela
Bandera de República Dominicana
Jevito

In Spain, someone who got a job or position through connections rather than merit. The "enchufe" (literally "plug") is the inside contact who opens doors that should be open to everyone fairly. Enchufados breed resentment because they take spots that someone else earned the hard way.