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25 Hilarious Portuguese Sayings That Make No Sense in English

But are sure to make you laugh

If you give a thong to someone, probably some sexy time follows. If you give it to a Portuguese, you’ll be in trouble. In our language, “to give thong” means to fool someone, to tell nonsense.

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