peteminion

Portuguese

Etymology

Blend of PT +‎ English minion.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.te.mi.niˈõ/ [pe.te.mi.nɪˈõ], (faster pronunciation) /pe.te.miˈnjõ/

Noun

peteminion m or f by sense (plural peteminions)

1. (Brazil, politics, neologism, nonstandard, derogatory) a supporter of Workers' Party (Brazil), especially a fanatical one

Usage notes

The regular spelling of the word is nonstandard because of the final -n, which should be -m instead according to Portuguese grammatical rules.

Related terms

• Trumpster
• Lulista
• Chavista
• fanboy
• follower