Noun.
1) A propensity for making unfortunate discoveries while searching for something unrelated.
2) The specific moment when unfortunate timing coincides with irony.
3) A series of events that converge on an unfortunate outcome.
Other form: Malandipitous, adj.
Antonym: Serendipity
1) A propensity for making unfortunate discoveries while searching for something unrelated.
2) The specific moment when unfortunate timing coincides with irony.
3) A series of events that converge on an unfortunate outcome.
Other form: Malandipitous, adj.
Antonym: Serendipity
A man searches all around a parking lot for 20 minutes, and ultimately settles on a space extremely far from the venue. As he walks toward the front entrance, he sees an open parking space right next to the front door. This is a typical case of malandipity.
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Person responsible for committing crimes such as drug dealing, murders, kidnappings, among other unlawful acts, all to show the wheel bearing area
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Get the malana mug.A common figure in Brazilian culture, the «malandro» is laid back bad-boy, appreciated as a folk hero of some sort. The football-samba-petty crime type of
The act of being a «malandro», «malandragem», is characterised in the Brazilian popular imagination as a tool for individual justice. Facing the forces of oppressive institutions, the individualist malandro survives by manipulating people, fooling authorities, and sidestepping laws in a way which guarantees his well-being. In this way, the malandro is a typical Brazilian hero. Literary examples include Pedro Malasarte and João Grilo; with a good example of non-Brazilian character being Jimmy McGill.
But the malicious and corner-cutting figure of the malandro does not mean one would be selfish, careless towards others. A malandro doesn’t use malandragem to take advantage of another person intending to harm others, but rather only to find a way out of an unfair situation even if this means resorting to illegal methods.
The act of being a «malandro», «malandragem», is characterised in the Brazilian popular imagination as a tool for individual justice. Facing the forces of oppressive institutions, the individualist malandro survives by manipulating people, fooling authorities, and sidestepping laws in a way which guarantees his well-being. In this way, the malandro is a typical Brazilian hero. Literary examples include Pedro Malasarte and João Grilo; with a good example of non-Brazilian character being Jimmy McGill.
But the malicious and corner-cutting figure of the malandro does not mean one would be selfish, careless towards others. A malandro doesn’t use malandragem to take advantage of another person intending to harm others, but rather only to find a way out of an unfair situation even if this means resorting to illegal methods.
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