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"Gazillion" - Gíria 
10/14/09

 

Have you heard the slang "gazillion/s" ? Do you know what it means? 

Read this joke:

"A Blonde is watching the news with her husband when the newscaster says,"Two Brazilian men die in a skydiving accident."

The blonde starts crying to her husband, sobbing she says, "That's horrible!!! So many men dying that way!"

Confused, he says, "Yes dear, it is sad, but they were skydiving, and there is always that risk involved."

After a few minutes, the blonde, still sobbing, says, "Yes, but...how many is a Brazilian?"

 

Now I'll explain, and then you read the joke again and it'll make more sense.

The blond woman obviously does not know what the word "Brazilian" means and she confused it with "gazillion" - gazillion means a huge number of something.

Para um número grande e indeterminado, em português dizemos "n" - Tenho "n" motivos para estudar inglês pela internet! Não dizemos "n" em inglês. We can say "... numerous reasons to..." , or "I have gazilions of reasons to study English online!" - gazillions  really means A LOT!!

The blond heard "Brazilians" and she thought about a "large amount" (like "gazillions") , that's why she cries, thinking that "a huge number of men died" (that would be really sad! I'd cry, too!  ) - That's why she asks how many is a Brazilian.

Então, qual é a real quantidade de um gazillion?

How much is a gazillion? There isn't a number! It's uncontable, like "zillion". It's a made-up term.

 

Now you know!!!  

 

 

 

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