Definition

1. Verb:
   • To curse or swear indiscriminately; to hurl insults at random: The act of uttering profanities, curses, or insults without directing them at a specific person or target. The anger is vented generally into the air.
   • To insult vaguely: To speak abusively in a non-specific or broad manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta tức giận và bắt đầu chửi đổng. (He was angry and started cursing indiscriminately.)
  • Đừng có chửi đổng ở nơi công cộng như thế. (Don't swear vaguely in public like that.)
  • Cô ấy chỉ ngồi một mình và chửi đổng, không nhắm vào ai cả. (She just sat alone and hurled random insults, not targeting anyone.)

Advanced Usage

• This term often implies a lack of control or a fit of anger where the speaker is not concerned with who hears the insults. The target is ambiguous or non-existent.
• It can describe verbal behavior that is considered uncouth, unreasonable, or a sign of poor temper.

Variants and Related Words

• Chửi (v): to curse, to swear, to insult. This is the root verb.
• Chửi bới (v): to curse and revile; often implies a more direct target than "chửi đổng".
• Chửi thề (v): to swear (using profane language).

Synonyms

• Nói tục (v): to use vulgar/coarse language.
• Quát tháo (v): to yell, to shout angrily (may not involve specific insults).

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Chửi đổng chửi ngông: An intensified phrase emphasizing senseless, reckless, and arrogant cursing.
  • Hắn say rượu rồi chửi đổng chửi ngông cả làng. (He got drunk and cursed recklessly, offending the whole village.)