Meaning
To be loaded / rolling in cash
Example
Depois daquela herança ele tá forrado.
After that inheritance he's loaded.
Origin
A gíria vem do verbo forrar, que além de "revestir, pôr forro" significa também, no português popular, "poupar, economizar, juntar dinheiro" e até "ganhar uma soma considerável".
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