'Bah': Johnny Depp uses Gaucho expression on social network and post goes viral A post made by actor Johnny Depp went viral after the star used the Gauchos' favorite expression: "Bah". The publication is part of the promotion of the film "Ebenezer and the Ghosts of Christmas", starring him. On Instagram, the American actor published a series of images that form the expression "Bah! Humbug!" . The phrase can be translated as "what nonsense" or "a fraud" and is used by the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the work of writer Charles Dickens, from 1843. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp Depp's publication had more than 10 thousand comments as of this Friday morning (24). The public left a series of humorous phrases. There were those who asked: "Are you going to record in Porto Alegre?" and who suggested that he was planning to open a branch of "Fantástica Fábrica de Chocolates" in Gramado, in Serra Gaúcha. Others made puns with the film "Pirates of the Caribbean" and suggested versions in RS: "Piratas do Guaíba" and "Piratas de Tramanda". There were even those who said he could play Captain Rodrigo, a character from "O Tempo e o Vento", by Érico Veríssimo. And not even the singer Armandinho was left out, a comment with the meme "Bah, Armandinho is a poet" gained more than 7 thousand likes. Others also featured the classic “É os guri”. And, of course, many just said, "Bah." 'Bah': Johnny Depp uses Gaucho expression on social media and post goes viral Reproduction/Social media What does "Bah" mean "Bah" is an interjection that applies to almost everything, depending on the intonation. It can indicate surprise, astonishment or admiration, both in a positive and negative sense. "It is a shortening of the word 'barbarity', also widely used by the gauchos, which has its origins in the Latin barbaritas, which means cruelty or savagery, but in the South of Brazil it gained a regional meaning of something impressive, extraordinary or in large quantities", declares professor at Feevale University and doctor of letters, Rosemari Lorenz Martins. Luis Augusto Fischer, professor of Brazilian literature at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and author of the book "Dicionário de porto-alegres", considers "Bah" to be a spontaneous word. “Oral expressions that were consolidated over time,” says Fischer. Experts emphasize that it is difficult to say, with certainty, the origin of typical expressions, as spoken language is an undocumented dimension. The film The new adaptation of the book "A Christmas Carol" will feature Johnny Depp playing Scrooge. The actor appeared unrecognizable, with a long beard and gray hair, in the trailer released by Paramount Pictures this Thursday (23). The Christmas film will hit theaters on November 12th. The cast also features names such as Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin, Daisy Ridley, Tramell Tillman and Ian McKellen. 'Bah': Johnny Depp uses Gaucho expression on social media and post goes viral Instagram/Reproduction and Alexandre Durão/G1 VIDEOS: Everything about RS