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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “to pay the monkey”, from mico (“informal term for any small, long-tailed monkey”). The term originated in the children’s card game mico-preto, in which there is a pair of cards for several animals, except the mico. The player who finished the game while holding the mico card loses.
Pronunciation
Verb
pagar mico (first-person singular present pago mico, first-person singular preterite paguei mico, past participle pagado mico, short past participle pago mico)
- (Brazil) to make an exhibition of oneself (to embarrass oneself in public)
- Synonym: dar vexame
2005, João Ximenes Braga, Juízo, 7Letras, page 25:PS: Dei uma olhada no post da manhã e pensei em tirar do ar o que falei sobre Bianca. Paguei mico, né? Bem, eu estava doido.- PS: I looked at the morning post and considered removing what I said about Bianca. I made an exhibition of myself, didn’t I? Well, I was crazy.
Conjugation
1Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
2Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.
3Brazilian Portuguese.
4European Portuguese.