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/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "deh" (as in "debt") + "GEEN" (as in "geese")/
In Paraguay, someone who gets a government job or public benefit through political connections rather than merit. A critical and popular term widely used in social media and political conversations.
“They gave that position to a political appointee who doesn't even know how to do the job.”
“The institution is full of nepotism hires, that's why nothing works.”
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/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "deh" (as in "debt") + "GEEN" (as in "geese")/
In Paraguay, someone who gets a government job or public benefit through political connections rather than merit. A critical and popular term widely used in social media and political conversations.
“They gave that position to a political appointee who doesn't even know how to do the job.”
“The institution is full of nepotism hires, that's why nothing works.”
Vacano
Great, cool, or a likable person, a Colombian variant of bacano with the same warm energy. Vacano shows up across different regions with slight variations in spelling and pronunciation, but the meaning is consistent: something good, someone pleasant, a situation worth being in.