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BARANGA

English translation: DOUBLE-BAGGER

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Portuguese term or phrase:BARANGA
English translation:DOUBLE-BAGGER
Entered by: Flavia Martins dos Santos

22:05 Jan 22, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Slang / colloquial language
Portuguese term or phrase: BARANGA
Termo utilizado para dizer que uma mulher é muito feita oposto de GOSTOSA.

ALguém tem alguma sugestão?????
Flavia Martins dos Santos
Brazil
Local time: 18:11
DOUBLE-BAGGER
Explanation:
Definition of double-bagger


double-bagger
noun

someone who is even uglier than a bagger. Not only does one put a bag over their head, one puts a bag over one's own head in case theirs falls off.

That girl I met at the club was a double-bagger

http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition of/double-bagger
Selected response from:

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 17:11
Grading comment
I gues this is my idea extremely ugly
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4DOUBLE-BAGGER
Marlene Curtis
4 +1HAG
R. Alex Jenkins
4dog ugly/fugly/scary/bagger
Beta Cummins


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
HAG


Explanation:
My suggestion :)
Anyone else?

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 18:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Dixon: Yes, indeed.
9 hrs
  -> Cheers, Paul :)
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
DOUBLE-BAGGER


Explanation:
Definition of double-bagger


double-bagger
noun

someone who is even uglier than a bagger. Not only does one put a bag over their head, one puts a bag over one's own head in case theirs falls off.

That girl I met at the club was a double-bagger

http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition of/double-bagger

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 17:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
I gues this is my idea extremely ugly
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beta Cummins: holy smokes, hahaha.
5 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Veronica Manole (X)
43 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Rafael Anselmé: But this word can be used for men as well. For women is just like "Raimunda - feia de cara e boa de bunda" sorry heehehehe
4 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Beto Monteiro: Yep! Other references: <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=double bagger...>, <http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/d.htm>.
16 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dog ugly/fugly/scary/bagger


Explanation:
dog ugly - is very common,
fugly - comes from f* ugly, more insulting
scary - for somebody who is so ugly, he/she actually scares people
bagger - a person who is so ugly that one would have to put a bag over their head (so as to hide their face)

etc., etc.

good luck

Beta Cummins
United States
Local time: 17:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks

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