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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "MOH" (as in "more") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

An informal arrangement where someone gets a job or benefit not through merit, but through personal connections. In Latin American work culture, an acomodo is the open secret everyone knows about but nobody talks about officially.

Examples

They gave him an acomodo at the agency thanks to his uncle.

Look for an acomodo before the new government comes in.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de Venezuela
Enchufe
Bandera de Chile
Pituto

In Peru, a brown-noser or sycophant who flatters the boss or whoever is useful to them, purely to earn favors. An escobero sweeps the floor for personal gain.