ir de arrasta pra cima

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Etymology

Literally, to go swipe-up, refering to the swipe-up function in Instagram stories. Usually linked to the "death" of the feature announced in August 2021,[1] but the expression is attested as early as June of same year. Part of a series of Brazilian euphemisms for death starting with ir de.

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ir de arrasta pra cima (first-person singular present vou de arrasta pra cima, first-person singular preterite fui de arrasta pra cima, past participle ido de arrasta pra cima)

  1. (Brazil, Internet slang, idiomatic, euphemistic) to kick the bucket (to die)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:morrer
    • 2021 June 5, @Gabriel_Sc32, Twitter, archived from the original on 2021-06-05:
      Não madrinha, eu acredito que não é isso que vc tá pensando não, esse aí já foi de arrasta pra cima
      No godmother, I don't think that's what you're thinking, this one already gave up the ghost

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References

  1. ^ Thássius Veloso (2023 January 12) 5:00 from the start, in 'Foi de arrasta para cima': Entenda o significado da expressão famosa entre usuários do Twitter ["To go swipe-up": Understand the expression famous among Twitter users]‎ (in Portuguese) (podcast), São Paulo: TV Globo