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puxa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blast noun An explosion, or the powerful rush of air and force it creates.
  • boy noun A male child or young man.
  • gosh intj A mild exclamation of surprise, delight, or emphasis, used as a polite substitute for "God."
  • huh interjection Used to show confusion, surprise, or to ask someone to repeat what they said.

Senses

puxa is used for these senses in English:

  • blast (chiefly, British, informal, mildly, blasphemous) Used to show anger or disappointment: damn
  • boy Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
  • gosh (minced oath, euphemism) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
  • huh (slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.

blast — full definition

  1. noun An explosion, or the powerful rush of air and force it creates.
  2. noun A sudden strong gust of wind or air.
  3. noun An extremely enjoyable time.
  4. verb To blow something up or break it apart with explosives.
  5. verb To play something, especially music, extremely loudly.

boy — full definition

  1. noun A male child or young man.
  2. interjection Used to express surprise, delight, or strong feeling.

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