Definition

1. Noun:
   • A lubber, a dolt; a good-for-nothing: "bị thịt" is a colloquial term used to describe a person who is large-bodied but dull-witted, clumsy, or useless.
   • A blockhead, a lummox: It emphasizes physical bulk combined with a lack of intelligence or competence.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đồ bị thịt! (What a dolt! / What a good-for-nothing!)
  • "Thằng vua bị thịt biết gì là ê..." (Tú Mỡ) (That lubber of a king was lost a shame...)
  • Đồ bị thịt ấy thì làm gì được! (What can that big lummox possibly do!)

Advanced Usage

• The term is inherently derogatory and insulting. It is used in informal, colloquial speech, often as a direct insult or an expression of contempt.
• It functions similarly to a noun of address when used in exclamations like "Đồ bị thịt!"

Variants and Related Words

• Ngu đần (adj): Stupid, idiotic. (Describes lack of intelligence but without the connotation of physical bulk.)
• Vụng về (adj): Clumsy, awkward. (Describes lack of skill or grace.)
• To xác (adj): Big-bodied, hulking. (Describes physical size, often with a negative connotation when combined with other traits.)

Synonyms

• Đần độn: Stupid, dull-witted.
• Ngốc nghếch: Foolish, silly.
• Hậu đậu: Clumsy, bumbling.

Notes on Meaning

• The word is a compound, but its meaning is fixed as a single lexical unit meaning "a useless, stupid oaf." It is not used to literally mean "to be meat" or "victim of meat."
• Its usage is almost exclusively pejorative, highlighting both the physical appearance (large, perhaps fat) and the mental/behavioral shortcomings (stupidity, incompetence) of a person.

1. (thông tục) Lubber, dolt; good-for-nothing
   • Đồ bị thịt!
     What a dolt!
   • "Thằng vua bị thịt biết gì là ê " (Tú Mỡ)
     That lubber of a king was lost a shame