empurra-empurra

Portuguese

Etymology

Reduplication of empurra (“he/she pushes”).

Noun

empurra-empurra m (plural empurra-empurras or (less common) empurras-empurras)

  1. (Brazil) an instance of people pushing each other repeatedly
    O ponto estava lotado. Assim que o ônibus chegou, começou um empurra-empurra para ver quem subia primeiro.
    The bus stop was crowded. As soon as the bus arrived, a shoving contest started to see who would get on first.
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