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ñoqui
🇦🇷 Spanish slang from Argentina
What does “ñoqui” mean?
ghost employee: paid, but never shows up
Example
“En esa oficina hay más ñoquis que laburantes.”
That office has more ghost employees than workers.
Good to know
From eating gnocchi on the 29th, near payday: they only turn up to collect.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: empleado fantasma
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