drumstick is a derogatory term used in slang that serves to describe a person "right", "tidy".
Having its origin in São Paulo, the word coxinha almost always has a derogatory sense and indicates a conservative individual, who is politically correct and who cares about adopting behaviors that are accepted by most people.
Coxinha is often a person with high financial capacity, who wears designer clothes and who goes to clubs. Another distinguishing mark of a coxinha is its concern with its image, as it often spends a lot of time in the gym, with the goal of getting "ripped", a popular word in the coxinha vocabulary that describes a person with the body defined.
Some people are labeled as coxinha because of their way of speaking, with some characteristic words such as "tense", "futebas" (meaning soccer), "doleta" (referring to the dollar), etc. The words "top", "topíssimo", "premium" and "insane" are used to describe something very good, which is pleasant and satisfying.
A coxinha has many similarities to a
preppy, and is often classified as a bourgeois. However, one of the main things that distinguishes the two is that the coxinha takes greater care of his physical appearance.The origin of this word is uncertain, but some people believe it initially came to describe the police, whose cars were often parked in front of places that sold thighs. In addition, another explanation is that the police had low purchasing power and received meal vouchers that often only allowed them to buy "coxinhas", the famous savory snack. Thus, the police came to be called "coxinha", which later also came to describe "upright" people, who follow the rules at any cost.
There is also an alternative origin, which indicates that the designation "coxinha" came about thanks to the "mauricinho" men who wore shorts to sunbathe on their thighs.
Also, "coxinha" or "chicken drumstick" is a famous brazilian savory, which is shaped like a drop and is composed of a dough that involves a chicken filling.
See too
- Bourgeois
- Keyed up