57 percent of Peruvians surveyed said they thought the word coima—Spanish slang for the money that changes hands to avoid a traffic ticket or speed up paperwork—had no negative connotation, and 33 percent defined it as
Grant Barrett
Linguist, lexicographer, writer, editor, broadcaster
57 percent of Peruvians surveyed said they thought the word coima—Spanish slang for the money that changes hands to avoid a traffic ticket or speed up paperwork—had no negative connotation, and 33 percent defined it as