What does sacanagem in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word sacanagem in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sacanagem in Portuguese.

The word sacanagem in Portuguese means trick, dirty tricks, brincadeira, sacanagem, piada de sacanagem, sem sacanagem, não é brincadeira, dizer sacanagem. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sacanagem

trick

substantivo feminino (gracejo, brincadeira)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dirty tricks

substantivo feminino (enganação, ludibrio)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

brincadeira

interjection (informal (I was only joking!)

(interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!")
"Just kidding!" he exclaimed, after pretending to have left the document on the train.

sacanagem

noun (book, etc.: sexual content) (com conteúdo sexual)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

piada de sacanagem

noun (vulgar piece of humour)

He was accused of sexual harassment because he kept telling dirty jokes at work.

sem sacanagem

interjection (informal (I'm serious) (informal)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
No joke, John, she's really angry with you.

não é brincadeira

noun ([sth] serious)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
Slipping on the ice is no laughing matter; you could break your neck.

dizer sacanagem

verbal expression (slang (use lewd sexual language) (usar linguagem chula e sexual)

I like it when you talk dirty to me.

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