That weirdly nostalgic, soft-crush vibe you get from someone who isn’t family but feels like they could be.
Like a cute neighbor boy, a distant family friend, or that one guy who visited your aunt’s house when you were a kid and made your stomach flip for reasons you didn't understand yet.
It’s not about sexual attraction only — it’s about vibe: warm, familiar, boy-next-door-ish, but slightly forbidden in that “he's cute but I shouldn’t” way.
Ryan Gosling has primo gatinho energy. So does that friend-of-a-friend who smells like soap and wears flip-flops indoors.
(aka: hot cousin next door energy)
Like a cute neighbor boy, a distant family friend, or that one guy who visited your aunt’s house when you were a kid and made your stomach flip for reasons you didn't understand yet.
It’s not about sexual attraction only — it’s about vibe: warm, familiar, boy-next-door-ish, but slightly forbidden in that “he's cute but I shouldn’t” way.
Ryan Gosling has primo gatinho energy. So does that friend-of-a-friend who smells like soap and wears flip-flops indoors.
(aka: hot cousin next door energy)
— “You ever look at someone and just feel that energia de primo gatinho?”
— “Yeah, energia de primo gatinho is real. Like… he feels like he could be my hot cousin who hugs too long at family events.”
— “Yeah, energia de primo gatinho is real. Like… he feels like he could be my hot cousin who hugs too long at family events.”
by Matt colaça May 13, 2025