rapidinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From rápido (“quick”) +‎ -inha (“feminine diminutive suffix”).

The noun sense comes from an ellipsis of either transa rapidinha (“quickish sex”) or foda rapidinha (“quickish fuck”), with the expletive omitted. Compare English quickie.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.piˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/ [ha.piˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁa.piˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/ [χa.piˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.piˈd͡ʒi.ɲa/ [ha.piˈd͡ʒi.ɲa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐ.piˈdi.ɲɐ/ [ʁɐ.piˈði.ɲɐ]

  • Rhymes: -iɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧pi‧di‧nha

Adjective

rapidinha

  1. feminine singular of rapidinho; quickish (somewhat quick)
    Antonyms: devagarinha, devagarzinha, lentinha
    A viagem foi rapidinha.
    The trip was quickish.
    Olha aquela filhote de guepardo correndo! Tá rapidinha!
    Look at that cheetah cub running! She looks quickish!

Noun

rapidinha f (plural rapidinhas)

  1. (colloquial) quickie (brief coitus)
    Eu e Júlia fizemos uma rapidinha da boa ontem, hein.
    Me and Julia had a pretty good quickie yesterday, eh?
    Nunca na vida fiz nem uma rapidinha nem uma "devagarzinha".
    Never in life have I had either a quickie or a "slowie".

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