Definition

1. Adjective (Tính từ):
   • Extremely full, stuffed to the point of discomfort: Used colloquially to describe the state of having eaten so much food that one feels uncomfortably full, often implying being full "up to the neck."
   • Satiated to the extreme: Beyond simply being full; indicates an excessive, almost overwhelming, state of satiety.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tôi ăn no bứ cổ rồi. (I am stuffed/full up to my neck.)
  • Đừng ép nó ăn nữa, nó no bứ cổ rồi. (Don't force him to eat more; he's completely stuffed.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is highly colloquial and carries a vulgar or very informal tone. It is used for emphasis in casual speech, often among friends or family, and is not suitable for formal writing or polite conversation.
• It can sometimes be used hyperbolically to express not just physical fullness but also a figurative sense of being overwhelmed or fed up with something (e.g., work, talk), though this usage is less common and relies heavily on context.

Variants and Related Words

• No bụng / No căng bụng: (Full stomach / Very full stomach) – Less vulgar, more standard ways to express being very full.
• No nê: (Satiated) – A more literary or formal term for being fully satisfied by food.
• Ngấy: (To be cloyed/sick of rich food) – Refers to feeling sick from eating too much rich or greasy food, which is a related but distinct sensation.

Synonyms

• No căng: Very full.
• No ứ: Stuffed (also informal).
• No phình bụng: Stomach swollen from fullness.

Related Phrases

• Ăn no bứ cổ: To eat until one is stuffed.
  • Hôm qua đi tiệc, tôi ăn no bứ cổ. (Yesterday at the party, I ate until I was stuffed.)

Related Idioms

• While "bứ cổ" itself is a vivid phrase, it is not typically part of a larger, fixed idiomatic structure beyond the common "no bứ cổ." Its strength lies in its direct, exaggerated imagery.

1. (thông tục) Be satieted [up to the neck] with food