Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sticky and dirty: Describes a surface or substance that is unpleasantly adhesive, greasy, and soiled, often causing a repulsive tactile sensation.
   • Grimy and grubby: Characterized by a layer of viscous filth or grime.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tay nó lớp nhớp vì dầu mỡ. (His hands were sticky and dirty from grease.)
  • Sàn bếp sau khi nấu ăn rất lớp nhớp. (The kitchen floor is very grimy after cooking.)
  • Lá chuối bị lớp nhớp. (The banana leaf became sticky and dirty.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "lớp nhớp" is often used to emphasize a tactile disgust, not just visual dirtiness. It implies a residue that is difficult to clean off.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhớp nháp (adj): Also means sticky and dirty, often used interchangeably with "lớp nhớp," though sometimes with a slightly stronger nuance of sliminess.

  • Con ếch cảm thấy nhớp nháp. (The frog felt slimy.)

• Nhớp (adj): The root adjective meaning dirty or grimy, often in a greasy or oily way.

  • Chiếc áo nhớp mồ hôi. (The shirt was grimy with sweat.)

Synonyms

• Greasy and dirty: Covered with or resembling an oily, unclean substance.
• Grimy: Covered with ingrained dirt or soot.
• Gunky: (Informal) Unpleasantly sticky and messy.

Related Idioms

• Lớp nhớp như mỡ hàng chợ: As greasy and dirty as market fat (a simile emphasizing extreme, repulsive greasiness).
  • Mặt bàn này lớp nhớp như mỡ hàng chợ. (This tabletop is as greasy and grimy as market fat.)