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Galinha Dois Tempo is a short funny chicken clucking sound that revs like a two-stroke engine, used in Brazilian memes, edits and reaction videos.

Galinha Dois Tempo is a chicken sound effect built around rapid clucking that rises and falls in pitch like a small two-stroke motorcycle engine starting up. The rhythm speeds up, sputters, and drops again, which makes the bird sound as if it is revving on purpose. That mechanical timing is what makes the clip funny rather than just a normal farm noise. Creators use the sudden revving clucks to exaggerate a character taking off, panicking, or talking nonsense, turning an ordinary chicken noise into a cartoon engine impression that lands instantly as a joke.

The name is Portuguese for a two-stroke chicken, a joke based on how the clucking rhythm resembles a small engine revving in short bursts. The clip circulates mainly through Brazilian meme pages and soundboards, where short animal noises are reused as instant reactions. It sits alongside other farm animal memes like chicken on tree screaming in soundboard collections. Its popularity comes from recognition rather than context, since listeners understand the engine comparison in the first second and can apply the sound to bikes, chases, arguments, and any scene that suddenly speeds up.

Pro Tip for Usage

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Place the first rev right as a character, bike, or chicken starts moving, then cut on the sputter for comic timing. Keep dialogue low under the clucks and avoid looping it twice, because the joke works best as one quick burst.

Use Cases

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  • Adding revving chicken sounds to funny motorcycle edits.
  • Reacting when someone starts running away very fast.
  • Dubbing farm animals that act like cartoon vehicles.
  • Punching up Brazilian meme compilations with absurd timing.

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What is the Galinha Dois Tempo sound?
It is a short meme clip of a chicken clucking in a fast, rising rhythm that sounds like a two-stroke engine revving. The name is Portuguese, and the humour comes from the bird seeming to start up like a tiny motorcycle.
Why is it called dois tempo?
Dois tempo means two-stroke in Portuguese, referring to a type of small engine known for its high, sputtering revs. The chicken's clucks speed up and down in a similar pattern, so the name describes the sound rather than a specific character or show.
How do creators use this sound?
Creators drop it under chases, bike starts, and frantic character exits where the revving build makes the movement feel faster and sillier. It works best as a single short hit, timed to the first step, wheel spin, or sudden takeoff on screen.

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