teste do sofá

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “sofa test”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛs.t͡ʃi du soˈfa/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛs.t͡ʃi du soˈfa/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛʃ.t͡ʃi du soˈfa/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛs.te do soˈfa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛʃ.tɨ du suˈfa/ [ˈtɛʃ.tɨ ðu suˈfa]

Noun

teste do sofá m (plural testes do sofá)

1. (euphemistic) casting couch (illegal practice of soliciting sexual favors from a job applicant in exchange for employment in the entertainment industry)

Further reading

• teste do sofá on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt