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João sem braço
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Portuguese
Noun
pt misspelling
pt joão sem braço
pt 2020-01-21 Leonel Andrade Neofeed Corte a cabeça do João sem braço https://neofeed.com.br/experts/corte-a-cabeca-do-joao-sem-braco/ O João sem braço designa alguém que foge das obrigações, que está sempre inventando alguma desculpa e se fazendo de desentendido para tirar alguma vantagem da situação. The "armless Joe" designates someone that avoids their obligations, that is always inventing some excuse and that pretends to be misunderstanding to take some advantage from the situation. https://web.archive.org/web/20260423033031/https://neofeed.com.br/experts/corte-a-cabeca-do-joao-sem-braco/ 23 April 2026
Usage notes
This form uses nonstandard capitalization because joão is an indeterminate common person, not a given name; compare pt fulano.