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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "choo" (as in "choose") + "FAH" (as in "far") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Someone who got a job, privilege or position through connections rather than merit. In Mexico and Spain an enchufado is plugged in, it's not what you know but who you know.
“That guy knows nothing about the job but they put him in as boss anyway through connections.”
“He gets everything through who he knows, never on his own merit.”
/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "choo" (as in "choose") + "FAH" (as in "far") + "doh" (as in "door")/
In Spain, someone who got a job or position through connections rather than merit. The "enchufe" (literally "plug") is the inside contact who opens doors that should be open to everyone fairly. Enchufados breed resentment because they take spots that someone else earned the hard way.
“That guy can't even turn on a computer but he's been at the company for two years thanks to his connections.”
“She got hired through her dad with no actual interview process.”
/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "choo" (as in "choose") + "FAH" (as in "far") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Someone with government connections or political pull who gets jobs, contracts, or privileges through those ties rather than merit. In Venezuela, the enchufado system became so embedded in daily life that the term gained global recognition: it is not just nepotism, it is a whole economic way of surviving.
“He got that position because he has connections to the party.”
“In that country you cannot get anything done without political connections.”
/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "choo" (as in "choose") + "FAH" (as in "far") + "doh" (as in "door")/
A person who got a job, position, or favor through personal connections rather than merit. In Spain, enchufado is the go-to word for nepotism and cronyism in the workplace. The "enchufe" is the plug, the contact that opens doors talent alone could not.
“They did not hire him for his experience, he got the job through the director's brother-in-law.”
“In that company almost everyone got in through some kind of connection.”
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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "choo" (as in "choose") + "FAH" (as in "far") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Someone who got a job, privilege or position through connections rather than merit. In Mexico and Spain an enchufado is plugged in, it's not what you know but who you know.
“That guy knows nothing about the job but they put him in as boss anyway through connections.”
“He gets everything through who he knows, never on his own merit.”
/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "choo" (as in "choose") + "FAH" (as in "far") + "doh" (as in "door")/
In Spain, someone who got a job or position through connections rather than merit. The "enchufe" (literally "plug") is the inside contact who opens doors that should be open to everyone fairly. Enchufados breed resentment because they take spots that someone else earned the hard way.
“That guy can't even turn on a computer but he's been at the company for two years thanks to his connections.”
“She got hired through her dad with no actual interview process.”
/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "choo" (as in "choose") + "FAH" (as in "far") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Someone with government connections or political pull who gets jobs, contracts, or privileges through those ties rather than merit. In Venezuela, the enchufado system became so embedded in daily life that the term gained global recognition: it is not just nepotism, it is a whole economic way of surviving.
“He got that position because he has connections to the party.”
“In that country you cannot get anything done without political connections.”
/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "choo" (as in "choose") + "FAH" (as in "far") + "doh" (as in "door")/
A person who got a job, position, or favor through personal connections rather than merit. In Spain, enchufado is the go-to word for nepotism and cronyism in the workplace. The "enchufe" is the plug, the contact that opens doors talent alone could not.
“They did not hire him for his experience, he got the job through the director's brother-in-law.”
“In that company almost everyone got in through some kind of connection.”
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Púchica
An exclamation of surprise, frustration, or admiration in Guatemala and El Salvador. It's the Central American equivalent of 'dang' or 'wow', versatile and safe enough for any audience.