cagar

/kaˈɡaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Slang Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: slang. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

present (eu)
cago
preterite (eu)
caguei
past participle
cagado

Meaning

  1. to defecate; to mess up (vulgar)

    • Caguei tudo hoje.

      I messed everything up today.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Usage notes

A crude word for defecating that is also used figuratively («cagar tudo» = to ruin everything, «não estou nem aí / cagando» = I couldn't care less). Vulgar. Politer alternatives: «fazer cocô», «errar», «estragar».

verbvulgar

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