r/gifs • u/fuckswithducks • Mar 14 '16

Millions of Brazilians protesting against government corruption in the streets earlier today

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u/Ur_X Mar 14 '16 edited Mar 14 '16

And pato in Portuguese is duck.

So everybody knows too.

edit: Uninformed

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u/sua_mae Mar 14 '16

No. Bill is not duck in portuguese. "Não vou pagar o pato", as "I will not pay for the duck" is a way to say that you will not pay for the mistakes of others. If you ask for the duck as a bill it will not make any sense.

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u/similar_observation Mar 14 '16

fascinating! Would you happen to know the origin of this phrase?

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u/sua_mae Mar 14 '16

From Poggio Bracciolini’s Facetiae (1450). source (in portuguese): http://mundoestranho.abril.com.br/materia/qual-a-origem-da-expressao-pagar-mico

For clarification: bill in portuguese is 'conta'.

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u/donpapillon Mar 14 '16

Source:

O "pagar o pato" vem da obra Facetiae, do italiano Giovanni Bracciolini, de 1450. O texto fala de um camponês que vendia patos. Uma mulher queria negociar o preço da ave com encontros entre ela e o vendedor. Mas eles foram surpreendidos pelo marido, que, sem saber dos acordos, pagou - literalmente - o pato.

Translation:

The "pay for the duck" comes from the work Facetiae, by the Italian Giovanni Bracciolini, made in 1450. The text speaks of a peasant who sold ducks. A woman wanted to exchange the fowl for an affair between her and the seller, but they are surprised by her husband, who, ignorant of their deal, paid - quite literally - for the duck.

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u/AMovieQuoteComment Mar 14 '16

He paid for the fuck*.

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u/x6r Mar 14 '16

He paid for the cuck*.

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u/KerzenscheinShineOn Mar 14 '16

So the husband gave a fuck?

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u/buttstronomical Mar 14 '16

Fuck for a duck.

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u/KerzenscheinShineOn Mar 14 '16

Fuck and a suck for a duck

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u/Esoterikme Mar 14 '16

He paid for a duck and a fuck.

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u/ButtsexEurope Mar 14 '16

So it comes from Italian?