Definition

1. Verb (slang, informal):
   • To die, to kick the bucket: A colloquial and often humorous or irreverent term meaning to die, typically implying a sudden or final death. It carries a similar tone to English slang like "to croak" or "to bite the dust."
   • To be broken beyond repair, to be dead (for objects): Used figuratively to state that a machine, device, or plan has stopped working completely and is finished.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cái máy tính cũ của tôi đã ngủm từ lâu. (My old computer kicked the bucket a long time ago.)
  • Nếu không cẩn thận, mày sẽ ngủm đấy. (If you're not careful, you'll croak.)
  • Kế hoạch đó ngủm rồi, đừng bàn nữa. (That plan is dead, let's not discuss it anymore.)

Advanced Usage

• "ngủm củ tỏi": A more emphatic and humorous slang variant meaning "to die for good," "to be completely finished." It intensifies the finality.
  • Chiếc xe ngủm củ tỏi giữa đường. (The car died for good in the middle of the road.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngỏm (verb): A synonymous slang term for "to die." "Ngủm" is considered a variant of "ngỏm."
  • Con mèo bị ngỏm sau tai nạn. (The cat croaked after the accident.)

Synonyms

• To die: To stop living.
• To croak: To die (informal, humorous).
• To bite the dust: To be defeated or killed (informal).
• To conk out: To break down, to stop functioning (for machines).

Related Idioms

• Chết ngủm: A common phrase meaning "to die suddenly" or "to drop dead."
  • Nó có thể chết ngủm vì sốc ma túy. (He could drop dead from a drug overdose.)

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