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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.
“That ministry is full of ñoquis who don't do anything.”
“He's a ñoqui, goes to the office just to drink mate.”
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/Sounds like "NYOH" (as in "onion") + "kee" (as in "keep")/
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.
“That ministry is full of ñoquis who don't do anything.”
“He's a ñoqui, goes to the office just to drink mate.”
Laburar
To work, to earn your living with effort. It's the most common way to say 'work' in Argentina and Uruguay, comes from the Italian 'lavorare.' Used in every context.