In Argentina and Uruguay, a ñoqui (English: gnocchi) is a person who is legally registered as a worker, usually for the government, and receives a monthly wage, but who performs little or no work.La Ciudad tiene una web para denunciar a empleados "ñoquis" Such individuals are called ñoquis because many Argentines and Uruguayans traditionally eat noquis on the 29th day of every month, around the time when people receive their monthly paychecks. Additionally, it is a play on words, as the phrase is pronounced similarly to no aquí, meaning 'not here' in Spanish.
