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paia.

boring, uninteresting, monotonous

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpaj.ɐ/Brazil[ˈpaɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈpaj.ɐ/Portugal
  1. boring, uninteresting, monotonous

    Northeast-Brazil · South-Brazil · feminine · masculine · slang
  2. of bad quality, inefficient

    Northeast-Brazil · South-Brazil · feminine · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

From an eye-dialect spelling of palha (“straw”).

noun/ˈpaj.ɐ/Brazil[ˈpaɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈpaj.ɐ/Portugal
  1. the bad thing

    Northeast-Brazil · South-Brazil · masculine · slang
    O paia é que estou doente e não poderei viajar.
Where this word comes from

From an eye-dialect spelling of palha (“straw”).

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