hang loose

English

Verb

hang loose (third-person singular simple present hangs loose, present participle hanging loose, simple past and past participle hung loose)

1. (intransitive, slang) To remain relaxed; be chill out or easy-going.

Usage notes

• Associated with the shaka gesture.

Derived terms

• hang-loose sign

Descendants

• → Portuguese: hang loose

See also

• hang tight

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hang loose. The word became popular in Brazil through the Hang Loose surfwear brand and is still sometimes called sinal da Hang Loose (“Hang Loose's sign”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.ɡi.lu.zi/ [ˈhɐ̃.ɡi.lu.zi], /ˌʁɐ̃.ɡiˈlo.zi/ [ˌhɐ̃.ɡiˈlo.zi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.ɡi.lu.zi/ [ˈhɐ̃.ɡi.lu.zi], /ˌʁɐ̃.ɡiˈlo.zi/ [ˌhɐ̃.ɡiˈlo.zi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.ɡi.lu.zi/ [ˈχɐ̃.ɡi.lu.zi], /ˌʁɐ̃.ɡiˈlo.zi/ [ˌχɐ̃.ɡiˈlo.zi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.ɡi.lu.ze/ [ˈhɐ̃.ɡi.lu.ze], /ˌʁɐ̃.ɡiˈlo.ze/ [ˌhɐ̃.ɡiˈlo.ze]

Noun

hang loose m (plural hang looses)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) shaka; hang-loose sign

   Synonym: sinal do Ronaldinho

   • 2005 December, Cassiano Elek Machado, “Memórias de elefante”, Viajar é preciso, in Trip, number 140, São Paulo: Trip Editora, page 113:

     Vicent, o guia-caçador-motorista “chapa quente”, manda um “hang loose” em frente a uma girafa da luxuosa reserva Shamwari […]

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   • 2010, Antônio Dutra, Matacavalos, Clube de Autores, unnumbered page:

     Euclides reconheceu os bigodes longos e recurvados na ponta do amigo e se surpreendeu em ver os dedos polegar e mínimo da mão direita estendidos, o reconhecimento de surfista, o hang loose […]

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   • 2015 November 18, MC Binn (lyrics and music), “Tá Tranquilo Tá Favorável” (0:25 from the start), São Paulo:

     Faz o sinal da Hang Loose / Faz o famoso sinal do Ronaldinho

     /ˌʁɐ̃.ɡiˈlo.zi/

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   • 2022, Jéssica Campos, “Pintado de Tricolor”, in Marginalizando o amor, São Paulo: Quirino Edições, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     Sou mais do tipo que segura a bola após o gol e faz o hang loose

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