Tin Wedding is the celebration of the tenth year of marriage. Also known as the Zinc Wedding, this commemoration marks the decade-long union of a couple after their marriage became official. Per...
Marriage Months is the commemoration of each of the first eleven months of marriage, with each month being represented by a different symbol. The wedding months wedding also usually...
Look 43 is a slang used in Brazil to refer to the behavior of someone when trying to seduce another person, using the look as a form of body language. This slang emerged at the beginning of...
Pink book is an expression used by some modeling agencies to designate a catalog of professionals who provide sexual services in exchange for bonuses. The pink book can be considered a...
Balela is a word used in the informal vocabulary of the Brazilian Portuguese language as a synonym for a lie or information devoid of truth. A bullet is also the name given to a rumor or...
Supimpa is an adjective in Portuguese that qualifies something as “very good”, “excellent” or “great”. The word supimpa is commonly used as a popular slang in Brazil, mainly...
Knife in the skull is an expression that alludes to the symbol of the BOPE – Special Police Operations Battalion. The BOPE symbol is known to be represented by a skull with a knife...
“A picture is worth a thousand words” is a popular expression written by the Chinese philosopher Confucius, used to convey the idea of the power of communication through images. The meaning...
“At night all cats are brown” is a popular expression in the Portuguese language that refers to the idea that all things are similar or the same in the dark. Interpreting this proverb from...
Sisyphus' work is a popular expression originated from Greek mythology, referring to any type of work or situation that is endless and useless. The contemporary meaning of this sentence...
“Pleasing Greeks and Trojans” is a popular saying that means the desire to please everyone, even groups or people with divergent ideas. When it is said that a certain person is acting to...
“Past waters do not move mills” is a popular saying used to teach that situations lived in the past do not help to modify the present. This expression, typical of popular wisdom, is...
“Here it is done, here it is paid” is a popular expression of the Portuguese language, used in the sense of obtaining justice, with people being responsible for their acts and having to deal with...
Two weights and two measures is a popular expression used to indicate an unfair and dishonest act, something done in a partial way. It is usually related to similar situations that are dealt with...
A wolf in sheep's clothing is a popular expression used to characterize a person who appears to be good-natured, but in reality is bad, perverse or dishonest. Usually, the individual who is...