Definition

1. Noun (slang, derogatory):
   • A shameless or brazen face: Used to describe someone who shows no shame or embarrassment, especially after doing something wrong or socially unacceptable. It implies a thick-skinned or impudent demeanor.
   • A blank or expressionless face: Can describe a face that is completely devoid of emotion or reaction, like an inanimate object.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau khi bị bắt quả tang, hắn vẫn giữ mặt thớt. (After being caught red-handed, he still kept a shameless face.)
  • Cô ấy nghe lời chê bai với mặt thớt, không một phản ứng. (She listened to the criticism with a completely blank face, without any reaction.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is a metaphor, comparing a person's impassive or shameless face to the flat, unfeeling surface of a cutting board ("thớt").

Variants and Related Words

• Mặt mo (n, slang, derogatory): A synonymous slang term for a shameless or brazen face.
  • Đừng có mặt mo như thế! (Don't be so brazen-faced!)

Synonyms

• Brazen face: Showing shameless boldness.
• Impassive face: Showing no emotion.
• Deadpan expression: A blank, emotionless face.

Related Idioms

• Mặt dày: Literally "thick face"; means shameless or audacious.
  • Thằng đó mặt dày lắm. (That guy is very shameless.)