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tosquice

[tosh-KEE-say]
nounmasculinepl: tosquices
tosquia; corte de cabelo tosco
1. A crude or poorly done haircut; a bad trim
The barber gave him such a tosquice that he had to wear a hat for a week.
O barbeiro fez uma tosquia tão ruim que ele teve que usar chapéu por uma semana.
2. Any rough, clumsy, or bungled job or work
The repair job on the car was a complete tosquice.
O conserto no carro foi uma tosquia completa.
NYC Slang
hack job; butcher job
Synonyms
botchbunglehack jobshoddy worktosser
Antonyms
masterpiecequality workprofessional job

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tosquia; corte ruim
Commonly used to describe a bad haircut
Portugal
tosquia
Less common in modern Portuguese; archaic usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

fazer uma tosquice
que tosquice!
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