fazer a egípcia
Portuguese
editVerb
editfazer a egípcia (first-person singular present faço a egípcia, first-person singular preterite fiz a egípcia, past participle feito a egípcia)
- (Brazil, chiefly gay slang, intransitive) to behave as indifferently as possible, in the hope of passing unnoticed
Usage notes
editSince the 2010s, popular also among young urban females, and frequently used within a broader liberal sociolect, connoting the speaker's leftist and/or postmodern leanings.
Conjugation
edit1Brazil only.
Synonyms
edit- fazer-se de desentendido
- dar um migué (Brazil)