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/Sounds like "koo" (as in "cool") + "CHOON" (as in "choose") + "koh" (as in "coat")/

Meaning

Small change, loose coins, or a very minimal amount of cash. In Chile, when you only have cuchuncos, you are not paying for much: just the random coins rattling around in your pocket that never add up to anything useful.

Examples

I only have some loose change in my pocket.

I was left with just coins after the market.

Regional synonyms

In the Caribbean and Mexico, to set someone up, trick them by leading them into a situation that turns against them. The perfect setup, lured in and then caught.