vida-louca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vida loca, vida loka (eye dialect)

Etymology

Literally, “crazy life”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.dɐ ˈlo.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.dɐ ˈlo.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.da ˈlo.ka/

Adjective

vida-louca (invariable)

1. (Brazil, São Paulo, slang) who lives on the edge; who has a perilous, adventurous lifestyle
   • 2016, Mc Bó do Catarina (lyrics and music), “Vida Loka Também Ama”:

     Fiz essa bela letra em um dia triste
     Quem é vida loka se identificou
     E viu que mesmo quando a vida tá difícil
     Nóis ainda sabemos falar de amor

     I made these lyrics in a sad day
     Those who live on the edge could relate
     And saw that even when life is hard
     We still know how to talk about love

Noun

vida-louca m or f by sense (plural vida-loucas)

1. (Brazil, São Paulo, slang) one who lives on the edge; one who has a perilous lifestyle