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/Sounds like "teem" (as in "tea") + "BOHN" (as in "boat")/

Meaning

In Mexican popular speech, someone with a big, round belly. Estar timbón means sporting a noticeable gut, whether from being overweight, overeating, or too many beers.

Examples

He was so timbón after the Christmas feast.

The baby is all timboncito from so much milk, how cute.

Regional synonyms

Disorder, chaos, or a total lack of seriousness in Mexico, Cuba, and Central America. When a situation turns into relajo, nobody is doing what they should, everything devolves into jokes and noise, and nothing gets done. It can be fun or deeply frustrating depending on the stakes.