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/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "deh" (as in "debt") + "GEEN" (as in "geese")/

Meaning

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.

Examples

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.

Regional synonyms

An extremely intense intensifier of 'recabeza', which is already a strong expression. It is an extreme reiteration of the Rioplatense prefix, taken to the maximum.