zoeira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • zueira (eye dialect used mainly on the internet)
  • zuera (eye dialect used mainly on the internet)

Etymology

zoar + -eira

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ejɾa

Noun

zoeira f (plural zoeiras)

  1. noise (various sounds, usually unwanted)
    Synonyms: ruído, zoada, zumbido
  2. (colloquial, Brazil) mockery; the act of mocking
    Synonym: zombaria
  3. (colloquial, Brazil) a playful lie told with the intent of quickly revealing the truth afterwards
    Paguei R$500 por este objeto! Zoeira, foram apenas R$30!
    I paid R$500 for this object! Sike, it was only R$30!

Adjective

zoeira

  1. Feminine singular of adjective zoeiro.
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