o poste mijando no cachorro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • é o poste mijando no cachorro

Etymology

Literally, “the lamppost peeing on the dog”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /u ˈpɔs.t͡ʃi miˈʒɐ̃.du nu kaˈʃo.ʁu/ [u ˈpɔs.t͡ʃi miˈʒɐ̃.du nu kaˈʃo.hu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /u ˈpɔʃ.t͡ʃi miˈʒɐ̃.du nu kaˈʃo.ʁu/ [u ˈpɔʃ.t͡ʃi miˈʒɐ̃.du nu kaˈʃo.χu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o ˈpɔs.te miˈʒɐ̃.do no kaˈʃo.ʁo/ [o ˈpɔs.te miˈʒɐ̃.do no kaˈʃo.ho]

Phrase

o poste mijando no cachorro

  1. (idiomatic, Brazil, colloquial) describes a situation where the normal or natural order of things is reversed
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