sabonetar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From sabonete (soap) +‎ -ar. It refers to the idea of slipping away from situations like soap in the shower.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sabonetar (first-person singular present saboneto, first-person singular preterite sabonetei, past participle sabonetado)

  1. (Brazil, slang) to avoid or dodge a confrontation or responsibility

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • sabonetar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 20062024