Definition

Adjective: 1. Ridiculous, absurd, outlandish: Describes behavior, appearance, or actions that are extremely inappropriate, contrary to common sense or social norms, to the point of being offensive or jarring to the senses. It implies a lack of decorum and a shocking deviation from what is considered acceptable. 2. Extravagant in a tasteless way: Refers to being showy, flashy, or over-the-top in a manner that is considered vulgar and lacking in refinement or good taste.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta có những cử chỉ rất lố lăng trong buổi tiệc trang trọng. (He had very ridiculous/outlandish gestures at the formal party.)
  • Cô ấy bị chỉ trích vì cách ăn mặc lố lăng và phản cảm. (She was criticized for her tastelessly extravagant and offensive way of dressing.)
  • Đừng có những hành động lố lăng như vậy trước mặt khách. (Don't engage in such absurd behavior in front of the guests.)

Advanced Usage

• "kẻ lố lăng" / "người lố lăng": a ridiculous person; a person who consistently acts in a tasteless, absurd manner.
  • Anh ta bị mọi người xa lánh vì là một kẻ lố lăng. (He is shunned by everyone for being a ridiculous person.)
• "bộ tịch lố lăng": a ridiculous/absurd manner or posture.
  • Ông ước gì có thể xóa đi bộ tịch lố lăng của mình hồi trẻ. (He wishes he could erase the ridiculous manner he had in his youth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lố bịch (adj): Also means ridiculous or absurd, often with a stronger connotation of being laughable or contemptible. It can be used similarly to lố lăng, but lố lăng often emphasizes the violation of social decorum and offensiveness to sight/sound.
• Kệch cỡm (adj): Tasteless, vulgar, gauche. Shares the meaning of lacking refinement and being offensive to good taste.
• Lòe loẹt (adj): Gaudy, flashy, garish. Specifically refers to being overly bright, colorful, or showy in a tasteless way, often related to appearance.

Synonyms

• Vô duyên: Tactless, lacking grace/charm.
• Phản cảm: Offensive, causing a negative sensory or emotional reaction.
• Dị hợm: Bizarre, weird, strange (can imply unnaturalness).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Làm trò lố lăng" / "Diễn trò lố lăng": To act ridiculously; to make a spectacle of oneself.
  • Anh ta đang làm trò lố lăng giữa chợ. (He is making a ridiculous spectacle of himself in the middle of the market.)
• "Ăn mặc lố lăng": To dress in a tastelessly extravagant or shocking way.
  • Giới trẻ đôi khi bị cho là ăn mặc lố lăng. (Young people are sometimes said to dress in a tastelessly flashy way.)

adj

1. ridiculous