Friday, 19 October 2012


Colloquialisms, Sayings, Slang

Vai catá coquinho! – Go gather little coconuts!
A playful/friendly way of saying “stop bothering me” and/or “f*** you”.

Vai plantar batata! – Go plant potatoes!
A playful/friendly way of saying “stop bothering me” and/or “f*** you”.

Vai chupá prego! – Go suck on a nail!
A playful/friendly way of saying “stop bothering me” and/or “f*** you”.

Vai caçar sapo com bodoque! – Go hunt frogs with a slingshot!
A playful/friendly way of saying “stop bothering me” and/or “f*** you”. I assume the idea is that hunting frogs with a slingshot takes a long time...?

Vai ver se eu tô lá na esquina! - Go see if I'm on the corner of the street!
A playful/friendly way of saying “stop bothering me” and/or “f*** you”.

3 comments:

  1. Hi! I'm brazilian and I enjoyed your site. So interesting! Well, I live in Brasilia, the capital of Brasil, and I never heard things like: Vai caçar sapo com bodoque! or
    Vai chupá prego! I don´t think that's usual here, in Brasilia. Thanks, and sorry for my english. I'm still learning the language.

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  2. This blog is awesome! Such an amazing collective of information! Please continue!

    Obrigado,
    Logan

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  3. The first is very childish. The second, third and fourth are not common...

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