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bagunce-se

[ba-GUN-se-se]
verb (reflexive)
get messy/messed up; become disorganized
1. to become disordered, messy, or confused; to mess oneself up
The room got all messed up during the party.
O quarto bagunçou-se durante a festa.
2. to become disheveled or untidy in appearance
Her hair got all messed up in the wind.
Seu cabelo bagunçou-se com o vento.
NYC Slang
get messed up; get all crazy/wild
Synonyms
desordenar-sedesorganizar-sedespenteadear-sedesvairar-se
Antonyms
organizar-searrumar-seordenar-se

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
bagunce-se
common colloquial usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
bagunce-se
widely used in informal speech
São Paulo
bagunce-se
common in everyday conversation
Portugal
desorganize-se/embrulhe-se
less common; European Portuguese prefers alternatives

Related Idioms & Phrases

tudo bagunçado
que bagunça!
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