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/Sounds like "KRYOH" + "yoh" (as in "yoke")/

Meaning

In Peru, a clever and street-smart person who knows how to work any situation with wit and cunning. The "viveza criolla" is a cultural trait: the art of getting what you need through cleverness rather than force.

Examples

He's very criollo, he always gets what he wants.

That street smarts will take you far in this country.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Panamá
Juega vivo

To be completely spaced out, mentally somewhere else, not paying any attention to what's happening around you. The person who is "en otra" seems to be living in their own private movie.