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tiopês

Portuguese, noun/t͡ʃi.oˈpe(j)s/

tiopês is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “A form of chatspeak that originated on Orkut, characterised by numerous deliberate errors in typing, spelling and grammar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “modo de escrever adotado em blogs, chats ou e-mail, sobretudo nos anos 1990-2000, e que se distingue pelos…”.

What does tiopês mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    BrazilmasculineA form of chatspeak that originated on Orkut, characterised by numerous deliberate errors in typing, spelling and grammar.

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. modo de escrever adotado em blogs, chats ou e-mail, sobretudo nos anos 1990-2000, e que se distingue pelos numerosos erros, geralmente propositais, de ortografia e sintaxe, além dos erros involuntários de digitação

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce tiopês?

  • Brazil /t͡ʃi.oˈpe(j)s/
  • Brazil [t͡ʃi.oˈpe(ɪ̯)s]
  • Brazil /t͡ʃjoˈpe(j)s/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.