Phrase · 🤙 Slang & internet speech

Postou a foto só pra biscoitar.

She only posted the photo to fish for compliments.

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Why every word is where it is

Postou2verbpostedpostar · past · 3rd sing.adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitefotonounphotofem. · sing.sóadverbonly, justpraprepositionfor, to (spoken)parabiscoitar1verbfish for likesinfinitive.

só → biscoitar: só pra + infinitive
Postou → foto: postar a foto

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
«biscoitar» (from «biscoito», a treat) = to fish for likes; whoever does it is a «biscoiteiro». Advanced word formation, neologisms & slang morphology →
2
«postar» = to post online (Spanish «subir», «publicar»).