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literally, a wretched, disheveled-haired one (note the components in the see-also field; SW); but also a reference to a disobedient and insulting person (see attestations)
See an image that represents tzompachpol in the Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, ed. Stephanie Wood (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities, 2020-present).
tzompachpol, cuitlanexpol = This phrase means “dirty, disheveled scoundrel.” It is said as a metaphor for one who has insulted or disobeyed, in any way, his father, his elders, or those who rule in the town; and they then reprimand him by saying, “Tzonpachpol, cuitlanexpol,” [that is,] “Dirty, shameless scoundrel, insulting your kin, your fellow townspeople, or your elders.”
(García Garagarza 2023)
Tzonpachpul, cuitlanexpul: vel achi itzoncal ticlalilia. Inin tlatolli: itechpa mitoa in aquin cauilquixtia in itlatocauh, anozo itepachocauh = Unkempt and filthy; or, Straighten your wig a little! This is said to a person who derides his king or ruler.