Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To utter improper or frivolous remarks: To speak words that are not serious, proper, or respectful, often in a teasing or provocative manner.
   • To let loose with one's words: To release or launch into speech that is considered indecorous, shocking, or flirtatious.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Anh ta thả giọng cợt ghẹo phụ nữ. (He uttered improper remarks to tease the women.)
  • Đừng có thả giọng ở nơi trang nghiêm như thế này. (Don't let loose with frivolous talk in a solemn place like this.)
  • Hắn thả giọng nhả nhớt khi say rượu. (He spewed vulgar talk when he was drunk.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often carries a negative connotation, implying a lack of seriousness, respect, or decency in speech. It is frequently used to describe flirtatious teasing, coarse jokes, or remarks that breach social etiquette.

Variants and Related Words

• Buông lời (v): to let words out, to say (can be neutral or negative depending on context).
• Thốt ra (v): to utter, to blurt out.
• Nói bậy (v): to talk improperly, to use bad language.

Synonyms

• To banter (in a crude way): To exchange light, playful, teasing remarks that lack propriety.
• To jest indecently: To joke in an improper or offensive manner.
• To make lewd remarks: To say coarse, vulgar, or sexually suggestive things.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Thả giọng trên trời dưới đất: (Literally: to let loose one's voice to the sky and earth) An intensified form, meaning to talk wildly, nonsensically, or without any restraint or regard for propriety.
  • Say xong là nó thả giọng trên trời dưới đất. (Once drunk, he talked wildly and nonsensically.)