ngỏm
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Definition
- Verb (slang):
- To die, to kick the bucket: A crude and informal term meaning to die or to be completely dead. It emphasizes finality and often a lack of dignity.
- To be completely off/dead: Used for machines, lights, or engines to mean they have stopped working completely and utterly.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Con chuột trong bẫy đã ngỏm từ sáng. (The mouse in the trap kicked the bucket this morning.)
- Sau cú sốc điện, cái tivi ngỏm luôn. (After the power surge, the TV died completely.)
- Đèn đường tắt ngỏm cả dãy. (The street lights are completely out along the whole row.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is almost always used in a blunt, humorous, or irreverent context. It is not used for solemn occasions.
- It frequently appears in the phrase "tắt ngỏm" or "chết ngỏm", which intensifies the meaning of being completely off or dead.
Variants and Related Words
- Ngoẻo (v, slang): A synonym with identical meaning and usage to "ngỏm".
- Pin điện thoại tắt ngoẻo. (The phone battery is completely dead.)
Synonyms
- To die: To stop living.
- To conk out: To break down, to stop working (for machines).
- To be kaput: To be broken or finished (informal).
Related Idioms
Chết ngỏm: To be stone dead.
- Chiếc xe máy cũ của tôi chết ngỏm giữa đường. (My old motorbike conked out stone dead in the middle of the road.)
Tắt ngỏm: To be completely extinguished or switched off.
- Mất điện, cả thành phố tối om, tắt ngỏm. (The power went out, the whole city was pitch dark, completely blacked out.)
- (thông tục) như ngoẻo