Tá forrado

Portuguese

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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Fontes: Aulete, Priberam.

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