The Reallife English Podcast

Special guest-Josh Plotkin from Brazilian Gringo Words to Know Cholesterol – fatty substance you find in food from McDonalds Vegemite – a bitter paste eaten by Australians Acai – fruit sorbet found in Brazil Fair-weather friend – a friend who only appears when things are good, see episode 1 Show up – arrive late or unexpectedly Heaps of – a lot of (common in Australian English) Open my eyes to something – realize something for the first time B.H. – Belo Horizonte, the capital city of Minas Gerais, Brazil Biarch – gangster way to say “bitch” but is also used to joke around Fo shizzle – for sure, slang used commonly by Snoop Dogg Captain Planet – superhero TV show Profits – money made by a company Keep your head above water – figurative expression meaning you are just surviving financially Puppet – a small figure or animal that you put your hand in the play with, see here Space out – to not be paying attention to anything around you Meat head – guys who are so muscular that they don’t have a n