contagion;'s definitions

fixe

Portuguese (and crossover) word for cool/having quality

pronounced feesh

Ja fostes a Lisboa? É mesmo fixe!

Have you been to Lisbon? That place is fixe.

by contagion; July 12, 2009

Ironbound

The Ironbound/Down Neck is a part of Newark with a huge Portuguese population.
Every year 500,000 people gather on Ferry St (the main commercial street) for the Portugal Day Feast. Keep in mind that the entire population of Newark is around 280,000.

1: I'm going to Newark today.

2: Foda-se! You wanna get killed?

1: Oh no dude, I'm going to the Ironbound.

2. Oh alright, take it easy.

by contagion; January 22, 2008

lay my head

sleep

This right here is where I lay my head.

by contagion; November 8, 2009

chochota

Pussy in Portuguese.

It's only used in Brasil.

Tens as fotografias dessa chochota?

Do you have pictures of that pussy?

by contagion; November 22, 2009

maconha

The Brazilian Portuguese word for marijuana. It is not used in Portugal.

cannabis, weed, bud, pot, reefer, maryjane, ganja, buddha, etc

Estamos fumando maconha.

by contagion; February 6, 2008

by heart

Used to describe something you have memorized

It's a misnomer of course, but one that's used all the time

Do you know Danny's number by heart?

by contagion; June 16, 2009

zoop

A verb used to describe the feeling you get when someone is embarrassing themselves to the point where it is just embarrassing to even watch. It's a horrible, nerve racking feeling.

John: Did you see Cody screaming at the top of his lungs last class?

James: Of course. Everyone was zooped.

by contagion; February 19, 2010