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pelintra
🇦🇴 Portuguese slang from Angola
What does “pelintra” mean?
a poser: broke but showing off
Example
“É um pelintra, anda de fato mas não tem dinheiro.”
He's a poser, wears a suit but has no money.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🙄 Teasing💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: pretensioso
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- biscatoan odd job
- um trocoa bit of cash
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