nọc cổ

Thân thiện

Một người đàn ông nọc cổ con trâu ra khỏi chuồng.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To drag someone out by the neck: To physically pull or haul a person out of a place, often with force and by grabbing their neck or collar, implying aggression or punishment.
   • To haul someone out: To forcibly remove someone from a location, typically to administer a beating or scolding.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta tức giận nọc cổ đứa trẻ ra khỏi phòng. (He angrily dragged the child out of the room by the neck.)
  • Bị phát hiện ăn trộm, hắn bị nọc cổ ra giữa làng. (Caught stealing, he was hauled out to the village center.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is almost exclusively used in a figurative or hyperbolic sense to describe a severe scolding, reprimand, or punishment, rather than a literal physical action in modern usage.
  • Sếp sẽ nọc cổ anh ra nếu dự án trễ hạn. (The boss will haul you over the coals if the project is late.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nọc (verb): A more general and common variant meaning to drag out or haul out, often used in similar contexts.
  • Nọc ra đánh một trận. (To drag someone out and give them a beating.)

Synonyms

• Lôi cổ (verb): To drag by the neck; very similar in meaning and usage.
• Kéo ra (verb): To pull out (less specific about method, less aggressive connotation).

Notes on Meaning

• The term 'nọc cổ' is highly colloquial and carries a strong connotation of violence, anger, or severe disciplinary action. It is not used in formal contexts.
• While the literal meaning involves the neck (), its contemporary use primarily serves to intensify the verb 'nọc', emphasizing the humiliation or forcefulness of the removal.

Học thuật

1. như nọc