weón
🇨🇱 Spanish slang from Chile
What does “weón” mean?
dude; idiot
Example
“¿Qué onda, weón? ¿Cómo estái?”
What's up, dude? How are you?
Good to know
Chilean spelling of 'huevón'. Like 'boludo': friendly or insulting depending on tone. Rude — avoid with strangers.
Who you can say it to
Only with close friends
🫂 Friends🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: amigo
Heard in a conversation
I got in!
Feña ¡Vicho! ¡Quedé en la U! 😭😭 Salieron los resultados recién.
VICHOOO I got into uni!!! 😭😭 the results just came out
Vicho ¡No! ¿La dura? Te lo dije po, weón, eres seca 🙌🙌
NO WAY for real?? told you dude, you're a genius 🙌🙌
Feña Estoy llorando, XD. Mi mamá está gritando por toda la casa, jajaja.
I'm crying lol. my mum's screaming all over the house hahaha
🤙 How other countries say “dude / mate”
- 🇲🇽 güeyMexico · Only with friends: with the wrong tone it means 'idiot'.
- 🇪🇸 tío / tíaSpain
- 🇦🇷 boludoArgentina · Friendly between friends, an insult when said angrily.
- 🇨🇴 parceColombia
- 🇵🇷 achoPuerto Rico
- 🇨🇺 asereCuba
- 🇵🇪 causaPeru
- 🇻🇪 chamo / chamaVenezuela
More from Chile
- cabro / cabrakid, young person
- jotearto hit on someone, pushily
- yuntabest friend, partner in crime
- hacer una vacato chip in, to pool money
- aweonaoidiot (very rude, but also between close friends)
- pajarónscatterbrain, head in the clouds
- cara de rajashameless, cheeky (crude)
- siúticopretentious, trying too hard to look posh
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