"puxa-saco" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpu.ʃɐˈsa.ku/ Forms: puxa-sacos [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from puxar saco, from puxa + saco. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|pt|puxar saco}} Deverbal from puxar saco, {{af|pt|puxar|saco|alt1=puxa}} puxa + saco Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} puxa-saco m or f by sense (plural puxa-sacos)
  1. (Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) sycophant (one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another person) Tags: Brazil, by-personal-gender, colloquial, derogatory, feminine, masculine Synonyms: baba-ovo, bajulador, adulador, lambe-botas Derived forms: puxa-saquismo

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2018 November 13, “A espada” (8:10 from the start), in She-Ra e as Princesas do Poder, season 1, episode 1 (streaming), spoken by Felina (Fernanda Baronne), Rio de Janeiro: Gramophone, dubbing of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: The Sword, via Netflix",
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