pescotapa
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Blend of pescoço (“neck”) + tapa (“slap”).
Noun
pescotapa m (plural pescotapas)
Etymology 2
A corruption of psicopata from a viral meme.
Noun
pescotapa m or f (plural pescotapas)
- (Internet slang) a person who likes to act like a psychopath in an effort to impress or to troll others
Adjective
pescotapa m or f (plural pescotapas)
- (Internet slang) exhibiting psychopathic behavior in an effort to impress or to troll others
Further reading
- “pescotapa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “pescotapa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
- “pescotapa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026