coringar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Coringa (in Brazil, the name of the DC Comics character Joker) +‎ -ar. Popularized by the 2019 film Joker.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ɾĩˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ko.ɾĩˈɡa(h)], /ku.ɾĩˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ku.ɾĩˈɡa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ko.ɾĩˈɡa(ɾ)/, /ku.ɾĩˈɡa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ko.ɾĩˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ko.ɾĩˈɡa(χ)], /ku.ɾĩˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ku.ɾĩˈɡa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ɾĩˈɡa(ɻ)/

Verb

coringar (first-person singular present coringo, first-person singular preterite coringuei, past participle coringado)

  1. (intransitive, Internet slang, Brazil) To become insane; to go mad.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • coringar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 20062025