Portuguese · Exclamations & Reactions
Puta que pariu!
POO-tah keh pah-REE-oo · /ˈpu.ta ke pa.ˈɾiw/
Holy fuck! / Motherfucker! / For fuck's sake!
4/5 Fighting words
aimed at a person, will start something
Literally
"The whore who gave birth (to it)"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
Heavy-duty shock and rage, abbreviated "PQP" in text. Slam your finger in a door, read outrageous news, lose a match in stoppage time. "Vá pra puta que pariu" is a full "go fuck yourself / go to hell." Very rude — great for pain, terrible for the office. Softer vent: "puta merda."
Heard in the wild
Puta que pariu, perderam no último minuto!
Holy fuck, they lost in the last minute!
Where it lands
Brazil (universal); also common PT-PT.
Quick answers
- What does "Puta que pariu!" mean?
- In Portuguese, "Puta que pariu!" means "Holy fuck! / Motherfucker! / For fuck's sake!". Literally it's "The whore who gave birth (to it)". Heavy-duty shock and rage, abbreviated "PQP" in text. Slam your finger in a door, read outrageous news, lose a match in stoppage time. "Vá pra puta que pariu" is a full "go fuck yourself / go to hell." Very rude — great for pain, terrible for the office. Softer vent: "puta merda."
- Is "Puta que pariu!" offensive?
- Yes — very. It rates 4/5 on the Punch-o-Meter (Fighting words). aimed at a person, will start something. Read the usage note before you even think about it.
- How do you pronounce "Puta que pariu!"?
- Say it "POO-tah keh pah-REE-oo" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ˈpu.ta ke pa.ˈɾiw.
Related in Portuguese
Porra! POH-hah Damn! / Fuck! — but mostly used as pure punctuation Caralho! kah-RAH-lyoo Fuck! / Hell! — exclamation and all-purpose intensifier Merda! MEHR-dah Shit! / Crap! Droga! DROH-gah Darn! / Damn it! Caramba! kah-RAHM-bah Wow! / Geez! / Holy cow! Cacete! kah-SEH-chee Damn! / Bloody hell! — also 'a ton' as 'pra cacete'
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "Damn".
- French Putain ! Damn! / F***! / The all-purpose intensifier — punctuation, really
- German Scheiße! Shit! / Damn! — the all-purpose German expletive
- Greek γαμώτο Damn it! / Dammit!
- Italian Cazzo! Fuck! / Damn! / The all-purpose Italian curse.
- Japanese くそ Damn! / Crap! / Shit!
- Korean 씨발 Fuck / fucking hell — the load-bearing Korean curse.
- Polish kurwa Fuck / damn / shit — the load-bearing word of Polish, and its most common comma.
- Russian Блин! Damn! / Darn! / Shoot!
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