Popularized by “Cage the elephant” in reference to the knife technique women from the Azores learn at a young age said to be able to kill under eight seconds and practiced on pigs.
“Don’t mess with Fatima, she knows how to Portuguese knife fight.”
by Britishbeans October 31, 2020
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Reference to a fighting technique Azoreans especially young females used in the early 2000s to defend themselves against American and British occupats on Lages airbase, as they continually would rape the women pretty soon the women would start killing the men so much that they had to close the airbase.
“Don’t mess with Fatima her dad taught her to Portuguese Knife fight.”
by Britishbeans October 30, 2020
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Something, especially referring to an event, that is casually violent or chaotically aggressive; everyone involved has a reckless, devil-may-care attitude towards the (often serious or important) problem or topic at hand.

Popularised by the band Cage The Elephant, with their song 'Portuguese Knife Fight'.
Zach Casualrapeford: Hey Brock, you seen Barron around?
Brock Chesterwood: Yeah bro, it turns out Ashley reported him to the principal about him raping Stacey. He said he was going to have a word with her and her boyfriend, but he looked like he was gonna get into a Portuguese knife fight instead.
Zach Casualrapeford: I hope he sorts that mess out before his parents find out.
by AussieManDiaz December 8, 2017
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