ngợm

Một người ngợm đang cố gắng đẩy một cánh cửa ghi chữ "kéo".

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A brute; a stupid or foolish person: A derogatory term for a person perceived as lacking intelligence, behaving in a crude, stupid, or beastly manner. It implies a person is more like a dumb animal than a rational human.
   • A creature; a being (often derogatory): Used to refer to a person in a contemptuous way, suggesting they are a lowly or monstrous creature.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hắn ta hành xử như một đồ ngợm. (He behaves like a brute.)
  • Đừng có dở người dở ngợm như thế! (Don't be such a half-wit!)
  • Cái ngợm đó chẳng hiểu gì cả. (That fool doesn't understand anything.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "ngợm" is almost always used pejoratively and is considered rude and insulting. It is commonly found in the fixed phrase "dở người dở ngợm", which means "to be half-person, half-brute" or "to act like a complete idiot."

Variants and Related Words

• Nửa người nửa ngợm (idiomatic phrase): Half-human, half-beast; used to describe someone acting in a wildly irrational or uncivilized way.

Synonyms

• Brute: A savage, crude person.
• Fool: A stupid person.
• Idiot: A very foolish person.
• Oaf: A clumsy, stupid person.

Related Idioms

• Dở người dở ngợm: To be a complete idiot; to act in a foolish, unreasonable, or beastly manner.
  • Nó cứ cãi nhau dở người dở ngợm về chuyện không đâu. (He kept arguing like a complete idiot about nothing.)