Where did the term ‘macetei’ from ‘Ai papa’ by Anitta come from? Music composer surprises with response

What does “muddle” mean? There are those who point out that the term refers to something more intimate, sexual; dictionaries point out that the verb means “to strike with a mallet”, which is an iron instrument used by masons and sculptors. And in fact, not even Anitta was able to explain the word, which appears twice on her EP “Looking for the perfect Anitta”. When asked about the meaning of the expression recently, Poderosa replied to the Splash portal: “I have no idea. I know it’s in fashion, so I’m singing”.

Specifically in the song “Ai papa”, Anitta’s new hit, her partnership with mc danny and the duo hitmaker, the “macetei” of the lyrics has a curious origin. The term arose from the innocence of a child.

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— As soon as we wrote it, the chorus wasn’t “Oh, daddy, I did it”, but “I gotta catch you”. But we were traveling and my daughter (little Maitê, 6 years old) calls me. She was playing video games and she said, “Daddy, I learned a trick, I did it”. I asked us to go back to the studio and change just two words. When I showed it to Anitta, she just cursed me with happiness and shouted “I loved it, I loved it”. I thought: “Wow, Dercy Gonçalves downloaded Anitta” — recalls Wallace Vianna, one of the members of Hitmaker and one of the composers of the song.

He also recalls that Poderosa pondered that there was another song on the EP that is precisely called “Macetar”.

— Ah, but it’s in another verbal conjugation, I told her, who soon said that’s okay — completes Wallace.