I think this isn't the first time I explain it here.... nor will it be the last, it seems...
Once upon a time, I was registering, for the first time, in an online forum. A portuguese online forum. I tried to use my initials, PC.... that didn't work, for some reason, so I tried other combinations of my name.... all to no avail.... damn this most common of portuguese names!
As I was venting my frustration at the screen, I yelled pócaraças!
And decided to try it, minus the non-ASCII characters, because I know they wouldn't get accepted... voilá!
Now, what does that expression mean?
I wrote it as it's spoken, and that carries a bit of missing letters and spaces. The expression should be "para o caraças" and it's full version is "vai para o caraças", and is used in the same context as "go to hell" or "go fuck yourself".
But when you omit the "vai" its usage becomes that of "fuck this shit" or "fuckin' hell" or "for fucks sake".... and this was my state of frustration at all the attempts I made of having a decent, based of my real name, username on that forum.
On the plus side, there's no one else in the whole world with my nick!
PS. language detail: the 'ç' is read like a 's'. we use the cedilla to turn a 'c' before an 'a' or 'o' (which should generally be read as 'k') into the 's' sound. The first 'ca' in my nick should be read 'ka', and the second 'sa'. That should prevent you from ever confusing it with the city of Caracas, ever again....
Once upon a time, I was registering, for the first time, in an online forum. A portuguese online forum. I tried to use my initials, PC.... that didn't work, for some reason, so I tried other combinations of my name.... all to no avail.... damn this most common of portuguese names!
As I was venting my frustration at the screen, I yelled pócaraças!
And decided to try it, minus the non-ASCII characters, because I know they wouldn't get accepted... voilá!
Now, what does that expression mean?
I wrote it as it's spoken, and that carries a bit of missing letters and spaces. The expression should be "para o caraças" and it's full version is "vai para o caraças", and is used in the same context as "go to hell" or "go fuck yourself".
But when you omit the "vai" its usage becomes that of "fuck this shit" or "fuckin' hell" or "for fucks sake".... and this was my state of frustration at all the attempts I made of having a decent, based of my real name, username on that forum.
On the plus side, there's no one else in the whole world with my nick!
PS. language detail: the 'ç' is read like a 's'. we use the cedilla to turn a 'c' before an 'a' or 'o' (which should generally be read as 'k') into the 's' sound. The first 'ca' in my nick should be read 'ka', and the second 'sa'. That should prevent you from ever confusing it with the city of Caracas, ever again....
