meia-dúzia de gatos-pingados

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally "half a dozen of gatos-pingados (funeral officers)", alluding to a funeral with very low attendance.

Noun

meia-dúzia de gatos-pingados f (plural meias-dúzias de gatos-pingados)

  1. (idiomatic) very few people attending an event
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) very few people in any context
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