empata-foda
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- empata-fodas (Portugal)
Etymology
From empatar + foda, literally “fuck hinderer”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˌpa.tɐˈfɔ.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˌpa.tɐˈfɔ.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˌpa.taˈfɔ.da/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˌpa.taˈfɔ.da/
Noun
empata-foda m or f by sense (plural empata-fodas)
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory, vulgar) cockblocker
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory, vulgar) hinderer
- Synonym: empata
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory, vulgar) busybody
- (São Paulo, informal, derogatory, vulgar) coward
- Synonym: cagão
Further reading
- “empata-foda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “empata-foda”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “empata-foda”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025