virado no Jiraya

Portuguese

Meaning

to be extremely angry or agitated; to be all fired up

Example

O chefe ficou virado no Jiraya quando viu o atraso.

The boss was furious when he saw the delay.

Origin

This is a Brazilian pop-culture expression, not a regionalism. It refers to Jiraya — O Incrível Ninja, the Japanese hero series that premiered on Rede Manchete in Brazil on October 2, 1989. The Brazilian television title spelled the character's name Jiraya.

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Sources: JBox — Jiraya, O Incrível Ninja; UNIVAG — study of Japanese television series in Brazil.

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