Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dull-witted, foolish, simple-minded: Used to describe a person who lacks intelligence, is slow to understand, or behaves in a silly, naive manner. It carries a colloquial and often mildly derogatory tone.
   • Clueless, unaware: Can describe someone who is oblivious or out of touch with a situation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nó trông có vẻ ngố lắm. (He looks very foolish.)
  • Đừng có hỏi những câu ngố thế! (Don't ask such silly questions!)
  • Lúc nào cũng như thằng ngố. (To always behave like a dull-head.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ngố nghếch": A common reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning, translating to "very silly" or "extremely foolish."
  • Cậu ta có vẻ ngố nghếch. (He seems very simple-minded.)
• "Ngô ngố": Another reduplicative variant with a similar meaning of "foolish" or "silly."

Variants and Related Words

• Ngốc (adj): A very close synonym, also meaning "stupid" or "foolish." The words and are often used interchangeably in colloquial speech.
• Ngờ nghệch (adj): Similar meaning, implying clumsiness or naivety due to a lack of experience or awareness.
• Ngu ngố (adj): A stronger, more offensive reduplicative term meaning "very stupid."

Synonyms

• Ngu (adj): Stupid, idiotic (stronger and more offensive).
• Đần (adj): Slow, dull, dim-witted.
• Khờ (adj): Naive, gullible, simple.
• Dại (adj): Foolish, unwise (often due to a momentary lapse).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Làm ngố: To act foolishly, to play the fool.
  • Nó đang làm ngố để mọi người chú ý. (He's acting the fool to get everyone's attention.)
• Mặt ngố: A "foolish face"; used to describe an expression that looks blank, clueless, or silly.
  • Nhìn mặt ngố của nó kìa! (Look at his clueless face!)

1. (thông tục) Doltish, dull-headed
   • Lúc nào cũng như thằng ngố
     To always behave like a dull-head