sinal do Ronaldinho
Portuguese
FWOTD – 13 June 2025
Ronaldinho performing his own sign
Etymology
Literally, “Ronaldinho's sign”. Named after Ronaldinho Gaúcho, whose mark was doing the shaka after scoring a goal. First attested in the 2010s.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈnaw du ʁo.nawˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/ [siˈnaʊ̯ du ho.naʊ̯ˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /siˈnaw du ʁo.nawˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/ [siˈnaʊ̯ du χo.naʊ̯ˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈnaw do ʁo.nawˈd͡ʒi.ɲo/ [siˈnaʊ̯ do ho.naʊ̯ˈd͡ʒi.ɲo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /siˈnal du ʁu.nalˈdi.ɲu/ [siˈnaɫ du ʁu.naɫˈdi.ɲu]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /siˈna.li du ʁu.nalˈdi.ɲu/ [siˈna.li ðu ʁu.naɫˈdi.ɲu]
Noun
sinal do Ronaldinho m (plural sinais do Ronaldinho)
- (Brazil, slang) shaka; hang-loose sign
- Synonym: hang loose
- 2013 April 28, Vitor Barbosa (@VhS_Barbosa), X[1], archived from the original on 13 February 2025:
- Lançou até o sinal do ronaldinho, esse é do tempo do mengão ele lançou haha
- He even did the hang-loose sign. That one is from his time in Flamengo, when he created it haha.
- 2015 November 18, MC Binn, “Tá Tranquilo Tá Favorável” (0:25 from the start), São Paulo:
- Faz o sinal da Hang Loose / Faz o famoso sinal do Ronaldinho
- Do the shaka / Do the famous hang-loose sign
- 2016 June 3, “Ronaldinho Gaúcho lança rede social Ronaldinho.com; quase um Facebook”, in TechTudo[2], Rio de Janeiro: Globo, archived from the original on 25 April 2022:
- Com visual e recursos similares ao Facebook, o usuário pode compartilhar conteúdos, curtir páginas de marcas e empresas, participar de grupos, interagir com os amigos, usar o chat e se gostar de alguma postagem, precisa clicar no “sinal do Ronaldinho”.
- With the appearance and features similar to Facebook, users can share content, like brands and companies pages, enter groups, interact with friends, use the chat and, if they like some post, they must click on the hang-loose sign.
- 2024, Vanessa Reis, Interseção, Rio de Janeiro: Verus, →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- Mais algumas poses, agora ele sentando-se num pufe branco, ao meu lado.
— Peu, pelo amor de Deus, o sinal do Ronaldinho não!- Some more poses, now with him sitting on a white beanbag chair by my sude.
“Peu, for God's sake, not the shaka!”
- Some more poses, now with him sitting on a white beanbag chair by my sude.
- 2024 March 6, “Rodrigo Simas se diverte em orla da praia e faz sinal para paparazzo”, in gshow[3], Rio de Janeiro: Globo, archived from the original on 13 February 2025:
- Rodrigo Simas fazendo o sinal do Ronaldinho para paparazzo
- Rodrigo Simas doing the shaka to a paparazzo
- 2024 April 26, “Famosa comemoração de Ronaldinho Gaúcho foi inspirada em música do Molejo”, in UOL[4], São Paulo: Grupo Folha, archived from the original on 26 April 2024:
- O "hang loose", gesto eternizado como famoso sinal do Ronaldinho, ganhou o mundo depois de ser utilizado nas comemorações de gols do ex-jogador brasileiro.
- The hang-loose sign, a gesture eternalized as the famous “Ronaldinho's sign”, has taken the world by storm after being used in the goal celebrations of the former Brazilian player.