Phrase · 🤙 Slang & internet speech

Vacilou, hein? Esqueceu meu aniversário.

You blew it, huh? You forgot my birthday.

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Why every word is where it is

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Vacilou → hein: reproach + tag «hein»
Esqueceu → aniversário: esquecer + direct object

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
«vacilar» = to mess up, to let someone down (not «to hesitate» or «to joke»).
2
«esquecer» takes a direct object, no «de»: esqueceu meu aniversário.