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pagar mico
🇧🇷 Portuguese slang from Brazil
What does “pagar mico” mean?
to embarrass yourself
Example
“Paguei o maior mico na frente dela.”
I totally embarrassed myself in front of her.
Good to know
Literally "to pay the monkey".
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
😮 Reactions
The textbook way to say it: passar vergonha
Heard in a conversation
First date at the boteco
Pedro Putz, que chato. Mas esquece o trampo, hoje é sexta: sextou!
Dang, that sucks. But forget work, it's Friday today: Friday's here!
Larissa Caraca, é a minha ex-chefe ali na outra mesa! Vou pagar mico se ela vier falar comigo.
Holy cow, that's my ex-boss at the other table! I'll make a fool of myself if she comes over.
Pedro Relaxa, ninguém vai te zoar. Se rolar alguma coisa, eu quebro o galho e puxo assunto com ela.
Relax, nobody's going to make fun of you. If anything happens, I'll help out and start chatting with her.
More from Brazil
- saudadelonging, missing someone
- de boachill, fine, no worries
- tretafight, drama
- tô nem aíI don't care
- pôcome on, damn
- caracawow, holy cow
- putzdang, oops
- eitawhoa, wow
Songs from Brazil
- Ai Se Eu Te Pego · Michel TelóLevel A1
- Mas Que Nada · Jorge Ben JorLevel A2
- Ainda Bem · Marisa MonteLevel A2
- Não Quero Dinheiro · Tim MaiaLevel A2
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