Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lustful; lascivious: Describes an elderly person, typically a man, who has strong and inappropriate sexual desires or behaves in a lecherous manner. The term carries a vulgar and derogatory connotation, emphasizing the perceived indecency of such behavior in old age.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông lão hàng xóm bị mọi người gọi là dê cụ vì hay nhìn các cô gái trẻ. (The old man next door is called a lecherous old goat because he often stares at young women.)
  • Truyện cười đó châm biếm một gã dê cụ. (That joke satirizes a lustful old man.)

Advanced Usage

• The term dê cụ is highly informal and vulgar. It is used pejoratively to criticize or mock an old man's behavior, not just to neutrally describe a state of being. It implies a moral judgment.
• It is often used in narratives, jokes, or direct insults, but is inappropriate in formal or polite conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Dê (adj/n): Lecherous; an old lecher. A shorter, slightly less specific vulgar term for a lustful person, often implying an older man.
  • Thằng dê! (You lecher!)
• Già dê (adj): Similar to dê cụ, meaning an old lecher.
• Lẳng lơ (adj): Flirtatious, coquettish. This term is generally applied to women and does not carry the specific connotation of old age.

Synonyms

• Lascivious: Feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.
• Lecherous: Having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.
• Lustful: Having strong feelings of sexual desire.
• Libidinous: Showing excessive sexual drive; lustful.

Notes on Meaning and Context

• Primary Meaning: The core meaning is an elderly man who is lustful. The element "cụ" specifically denotes old age and seniority, making the term more derogatory by highlighting the inappropriateness of the behavior for his age.
• Cultural Connotation: The word "dê" (goat) is used metaphorically in Vietnamese to denote lecherousness, similar to the English "old goat." Combining it with "cụ" intensifies the insult by stressing the person's advanced age.
• Usage Restriction: It is exclusively a slang, vulgar term. Do not use it in formal writing or polite speech.

adj

1. lusful; lascivious