petralha

Portuguese

Etymology

Coined by Brazilian journalist and columnist Reinaldo Azevedo around 2006, blending petista (“Workers’ Party supporter”, literally “WPist”) +‎ metralha (“machine-gun shot”), in reference to the Beagle Boys (“Irmãos Metralha”, literally “Machine-Gun Brothers”), bandit characters by Disney whose raison is to rob Scrooge McDuck; the color of their shirts, red (same as that of the Workers’ Party), contributed to the association.[1] The term is also commonly analysed as a blend of petista +‎ tralha (“junk”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈtɾa.ʎɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈtɾa.ʎa/

  • Rhymes: -aʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: pe‧tra‧lha

Noun

petralha m or f by sense (plural petralhas)

  1. (neologism, derogatory, offensive) a person who supports or is affiliated with the Brazilian Workers' Party

Adjective

petralha m or f (plural petralhas)

  1. (neologism, derogatory, offensive) supportive of or related to the Brazilian Workers' Party

Hypernyms

References

  1. ^ Reinaldo Azevedo (14 August 2006), “A genealogia do xingamento de um petralha”, in Veja‎[1] (in Portuguese), archived from the original on 15 October 2023
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