Chilango is a Mexican slang demonym used to describe a person from or living in Mexico City or its surrounding areas. It may have a negative connotation when used by someone from "provincia", that is, a person who lives in one of the 31 States of Mexico. On the other hand, Chilangos may use the slang demonym "provinciano" to refer to someone from "provincia" and it may or may not have a negative connotation. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) in the South of Mexico, about 2,240 meters (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México) is a federal republic made up of 31 states (estados) and one Federal District, (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ...

Originally, the word Chilango described someone who wasn't born in Mexico City, but rather migrated to it from one of the other states. Today, however, it is widely used to refer to every resident of the city, regardless of his state of origin.

Linda Nyquist says: "Chilango refers to the people of the Federal District (Distrito Federal or DF in Spanish), and though it is a term widely used, there is an element of pejoratism in it. Non-DF residents view the capitalinos as "different" than other Mexicans; more aggressive, less honest, more manipulative, etc".

In later years, Chilangos have come to embrace the term and use it with pride, but they also consider that any non-Chilango that uses the term does it in a derogatory fashion.

Two less widely used terms for a resident of Mexico City are "Defeño" and "Capitalino", which can also be used both in a positive or a derogatory sense, although the latter is generally accepted as a neutral demonym which can even be used in formal speech.

"Defequeño" is another slang name for a person who lives in Mexico City, though this one is undoubtedly derogatory as it comes from the Spanish word "defecar" ("to defecate" in English). Other variants include "defequense". Anatomy of the anus and rectum Defecation or feceation, in physiology, is the act or process by which organisms eliminate solid or semisolid waste material from the digestive tract. ...

See also

• Mexican Spanish
• Pelado