nem tchum

Portuguese

Etymology

From nem (“not even”) + tchum, an onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnẽj̃ ˈt͡ʃũ/ [ˈnẽɪ̯̃ ˈt͡ʃũ]

Adverb

nem tchum

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, emphatic) expresses that someone couldn't care less about what was just said
    Eu disse pra ela o que eu estava sentindo e ela nem tchum. ― I told her what I was feeling and she didn't care at all.

Further reading

  • “nem tchum”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
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