baba-ovo

Portuguese

2/5 · Coarse

What it means

Insult for a sycophant or brown-noser.

Literally “egg/testicle drooler”. Short editorial gloss; not an etymological claim.

Pronunciation Heard as “baba ovo”

English spellings approximate sounds and omit some contrasts. Use as retrieval hints, not authoritative pronunciation.

Used as Directed insult
How it's used

Especially Brazil; usually nonliteral.

How strong is it? 2/5 · Coarse

Especially Brazil; usually nonliteral. Ratings are contextual editorial estimates, not calibrated probabilities.

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