diplomacab
/dɪˈpləʊməˌkæb/nounVerified NewA qualified professional working far below their training in the country that received them.
The surgeon drives a cab, the architect issues parking tickets, the professor restocks shelves — credentials recognized nowhere except in the country they left. The loss is counted in the individual's evenings and in the receiving country's clinic queues.
Etym. — diploma + cab: the degree riding shotgun.
Rel. — visasurtax
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