buscapega

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of busca (“to look for”) +‎ pega (“work”).

Noun

buscapega m or f by sense (plural buscapegas)

1. (Bolivia) someone who gets a job via nepotism
   • 2017 September, “Viene el coco”, in El Deber Bolivia‎^[1]:

     Quizás permitieron demasiadas veces que sus seguidores fueran solamente buscapegas y cazafortunas.

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