nem tchum

Portuguese

Etymology

From nem (“not even”) + tchum, an onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnẽj̃ ˈt͡ʃũ/ [ˈnẽɪ̯̃ ˈt͡ʃũ]

Adverb

nem tchum

1. (Brazil, colloquial, emphatic) expresses that someone couldn't care less about what was just said

   Eu disse pra ela o que eu estava sentindo e ela nem tchum. ― I told her what I was feeling and she didn't care at all.

Further reading

• “nem tchum”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024