sextou
it's Friday! (TGIF equivalent)
Intermediate Interjection
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Pronunciation
/ses.ˈtow/
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Cultural Note
A creative Brazilian internet neologism formed by turning 'sexta-feira' (Friday) into a verb in the past tense — 'sextou' literally means 'it Friday-ed.' It went viral on social media and is now a standard hashtag and expression celebrating the start of the weekend. Exemplifies how Brazilians playfully create new verbs from any word. Not used in Portugal.
📝 Example Sentences
Sextou! Bora pro happy hour!
It's Friday! Let's go to happy hour!
Sextou e eu já estou de saída do escritório.
It's Friday and I'm already leaving the office.
Sexta-feira, sextou, segura que o fim de semana chegou!
Friday, TGIF, hold on because the weekend is here!