migué

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See also: migue and Migue

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Uncertain,[1] but probably from the expression dar uma de Miguel (see also miguelagem, migueloso). Some sources suggest this could be a reference to Miguel I of Portugal,[2] though this might just be folk etymology.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mi‧gué

Noun

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migué m (plural migués)

  1. (Brazil, slang) bullshit (untrue statements intended to deceive)

Noun

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migué m or f by sense (plural migués)

  1. (Brazil, slang) a person availing themselves of such statements
    Synonyms: papo furado, conversa fiada

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ “migué”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
  2. ^ “Significado da gíria Migué e Dar um migué”, in Dicionário Popular (in Portuguese), 2024 August 21 (last accessed)

Spanish

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Verb

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migué

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of migar
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