Portuguese swear words

“whore / bitch / slut”

Woman who sells sex; highly offensive gendered slur.

“cunt / pussy”

Vulgar slang for female genitalia.

“faggot”

Another strong slur for gay men.

“imbecile / moron”

Stupid or incompetent person.

“son of a bitch / motherfucker”

Attack on parentage; implies illegitimacy and low birth.

“faggot / queer”

Slur for gay men, especially effeminate ones.

“dick / fuck / hell”

Originally wooden club; slang for penis; used as exclamation.

“asshole / scumbag / busted”

From 'arrombar' (to break down/bust open), implying anal tearing.

“go fuck yourself / fuck off”

Aggressive dismissal implying receptive anal sex.

“to screw up / to fuck up”

To make a mistake; to do something stupid.

“damn / crap”

Mild exclamation; originally 'drug' but used as minced oath.

“cuckold”

Man whose wife/girlfriend cheats on him; symbolized by horns.

“to fuck / to screw up”

Sexual intercourse; to ruin/mess up.

“crap / shit”

Turd, especially animal excrement; less severe than 'merda.'

“fuck it / fuck off / who cares”

Expression of dismissal or indifference.

“shit / crap”

Excrement; standard exclamation for frustration.

“cow / bitch”

Derogatory term for woman; implies fatness or unpleasantness.

“airhead / scatterbrain”

Person with no substance; head full of wind.