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Bandera de Argentina

/Sounds like "NYOH" (as in "canyon") + "kee" (as in "key")/

A government employee who collects their paycheck without actually working — who only shows up on payday, just like ñoquis are eaten on the 29th of every month. It's Argentine labor corruption personified in a single word.

Example

"That ministry is full of ñoquis who don't do anything."

"He's a ñoqui — goes to the office just to drink mate."

Regional synonyms:

Achorado

Bandera de Perú

Persona agresiva, confrontativa y prepotente que intimida a los demás con su actitud amenazante en Perú. Describe esa actitud de matón callejero que busca pelea, te mira feo y quiere imponer su voluntad a la fuerza.