ideia de jerico

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ideia de girico (misspelling)

Etymology

Literally, “donkey idea”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈdɛj.ɐ d͡ʒi ʒiˈɾi.ku/ [iˈdɛɪ̯.ɐ d͡ʒi ʒiˈɾi.ku], /iˈdɛj.ɐ d͡ʒi ʒeˈɾi.ku/ [iˈdɛɪ̯.ɐ d͡ʒi ʒeˈɾi.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈdɛj.ɐ d͡ʒi ʒiˈɾi.ku/ [iˈdɛɪ̯.ɐ d͡ʒi ʒiˈɾi.ku], /iˈdɛj.ɐ d͡ʒi ʒeˈɾi.ku/ [iˈdɛɪ̯.ɐ d͡ʒi ʒeˈɾi.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈdɛj.a de ʒeˈɾi.ko/ [iˈdɛɪ̯.a de ʒeˈɾi.ko]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈdɐj.ɐ dɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku/ [iˈðɐj.ɐ ðɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈdɐj.ɐ dɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku/ [iˈðɐj.ɐ ðɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈdej.ɐ dɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku/ [iˈðej.ɐ ðɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈdej.ɐ dɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku/ [iˈðej.ɐ ðɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈde.ɐ dɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku/ [iˈðe.ɐ ðɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku]

Noun

ideia de jerico f (plural ideias de jerico)

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) a stupid idea

   Quem teve a ideia de jerico de deixar a porta destrancada?

   Who had the pea-brained idea of leaving the door unlocked?

   • 2021 October 5, Mariana Mesquita, A Ilha de Malabares‎^[1], Editora Melhoramentos, →ISBN:

     […] Na verdade, a ideia não foi tão maravilhosa assim. Pra ser sincero com meu magnífico leitor ou minha magnífica leitora, foi uma ideia de jerico!

     […] Actually, the idea wasn’t as wonderful. To be honest with my incredible reader, it was a stupid idea.

Further reading

• “ideia de jerico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025