cuốn xéo
Definition
Verb (Thô tục - Vulgar): - To scram, to get the hell out, to beat it: A vulgar and forceful way to express the act of leaving a place quickly, often to escape an unpleasant situation or to avoid trouble. It conveys urgency and a lack of ceremony.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cảnh sát đến rồi, tụi nó cuốn xéo hết. (The police are here, they all scrammed.)
- Nghe thấy tiếng chủ nhà, tên trộm vội cuốn xéo. (Hearing the homeowner's voice, the thief hurriedly got the hell out.)
- Mày nên cuốn xéo khỏi đây trước khi có rắc rối. (You should beat it from here before there's trouble.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is exclusively used in informal, colloquial, and often confrontational contexts. It is considered rude and should be avoided in formal communication, polite conversation, or when showing respect.
- The term emphasizes a sudden, hasty, and sometimes panicked departure.
Variants and Related Words
- Cuốn gói (Verb): To pack up and leave. Less vulgar than "cuốn xéo," but still informal. It implies a more deliberate departure, often with one's belongings.
- Sau vụ cãi vã, anh ta cuốn gói ra đi. (After the argument, he packed up and left.)
- Chạy mất dép (Idiom): To run so fast one loses one's slippers. A humorous idiom meaning to flee in great haste.
- Thấy chó dữ, thằng bé chạy mất dép. (Seeing the fierce dog, the boy ran for his life.)
- Bỏ chạy (Verb): To run away, to flee. A standard, non-vulgar term for escaping.
- Kẻ tấn công bỏ chạy khi nghe thấy còi báo động. (The attacker fled upon hearing the alarm siren.)
Synonyms
- Chạy trốn: To flee, to run away (from).
- Tẩu thoát: To make an escape, to get away (more formal/literary).
- Cút (Verb - Extremely vulgar): To fuck off. Even stronger and more offensive than "cuốn xéo."
Related Phrases / Idioms
- Chuồn (Verb - Slang): To slip away, to skedaddle. A common slang synonym for leaving discreetly or quickly.
- Buổi họp chán quá, nó chuồn từ lúc nào không ai biết. (The meeting was so boring, he slipped away without anyone noticing.)
- Cút xéo (Phrase - Vulgar): A compound phrase combining "cút" (fuck off) and "xéo" (to go away), creating an even more emphatic and offensive command to leave.
- Biến ngay! Cút xéo khỏi mặt tao! (Get lost! Fuck off out of my sight!)