Chabón

Argentinian Slang meaning Dude or Guy. Its origins are obscure, maybe originally it was the vesre version of "boncha", meaning "sloppy guy", "stupid", but since the 80s has this meaning.
Also maybe is a deformation of the mexican word "chavo", meaning "kid".
The female form is "chabona".

Este chabón es recopado (This dude is awesome)

by Samuel Vimes July 24, 2006