lùng thùng

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Một cậu bé mặc chiếc áo phông lùng thùng màu xanh.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Too loose; baggy; ill-fitting: Describes clothing that is excessively loose, wide, or hanging in a sloppy, unflattering way because it is much too large for the wearer's body. It implies a lack of fit and shape.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cái áo này rộng lùng thùng. (This shirt is far too loose and baggy.)
  • Anh ấy mặc bộ quần áo lùng thùng. (He is dressed in ill-fitting, baggy clothes.)
  • Chiếc váy trông lùng thùng trên người cô ấy. (The dress looks loose and shapeless on her.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used to describe clothing and is inherently negative, suggesting the clothing looks untidy or unattractive due to poor fit.
• It can be used metaphorically in casual speech to describe something that is loosely structured or poorly defined, though this is less common.
  • Kế hoạch này còn lùng thùng lắm. (This plan is still too vague/loose.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rộng thùng thình (adj): Another colloquial adjective meaning very loose and baggy, often with a sense of the fabric billowing.
  • Chiếc quần short rộng thùng thình. (The shorts are very baggy.)

Synonyms

• Baggy: (of clothing) loose and hanging in folds.
• Ill-fitting: not fitting the body well.
• Oversized: much larger than the standard size (can be stylistic, whereas "lùng thùng" is critical).
• Shapeless: lacking a defined shape or form.

Related Idioms

• Ăn mặc lùng thùng: To be dressed in baggy, ill-fitting clothes.
  • Cậu bé ăn mặc lùng thùng trong bộ đồ của bố. (The boy was dressed in his father's baggy clothes.)

Học thuật

1. Too loose
   • Quần áo rộng lùng thùng
     To be dressed in too loose clothes