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/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "LEE" (as in "lead") + "noh" (as in "note")/

Meaning

In Colombia, someone from the countryside who has come to the city and still has very rural habits and manners. Used to describe someone who hasn't adapted to urban life yet.

Examples

Don't be so country, learn how to hail a cab here.

My country cousins arrived in the city and everything seems strange to them.

Regional synonyms

In Colombia, a heavy bender: the kind of drunk where you lose all control and feel the consequences for at least two days. A siete cueros is not just a little tipsy, it is a full blackout-level situation.