Definition

Verb: - To boast, to brag: To speak with excessive pride about oneself, one's abilities, or one's possessions; to exaggerate the truth in a self-aggrandizing way. - To talk big, to shoot one's mouth off: To make exaggerated or untruthful claims in a casual, often unserious manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy thích nói dóc về thành tích của mình. (He likes to boast about his achievements.)
  • Đừng tin hết, nó chỉ đang nói dóc thôi. (Don't believe everything, he's just bragging.)
  • Cô ấy nói dóc rằng cô ấy có thể nói năm thứ tiếng. (She boasted that she could speak five languages.)

Advanced Usage

• "nói dóc tếu": To brag or exaggerate in a humorous, joking manner.
  • Anh ta nói dóc tếu về chuyến phiêu lưu của mình, làm mọi người cười nghiêng ngả. (He jokingly bragged about his adventure, making everyone laugh out loud.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khoác lác (verb): To brag, to boast (often with a stronger negative connotation of empty boasting).
• Nổ (verb, slang): To "brag" or "show off" (very colloquial).
• Khoe khoang (verb): To show off, to flaunt.

Synonyms

• Khoe khoang: To show off.
• Tự đề cao: To promote oneself, to sing one's own praises.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "nói dóc" is typically not broken into phrasal verb constructions. The action is expressed through the verb itself combined with objects or adverbs.

Related Idioms

• "Nói dóc như vẽ": To lie/boast as fluently as drawing (i.e., to be a very smooth or convincing liar/braggart).
  • Đừng nghe lão ấy, lão nói dóc như vẽ. (Don't listen to that old man, he lies/boasts as smoothly as he draws.)
• "Chuyện nói dóc": A tall tale, a bragging story.
  • Những chuyện nói dóc của anh ta nghe rất buồn cười. (His tall tales are very funny to listen to.)

1. Boast, brag