tom ngỏm
Definition
- Verb (slang):
- To be completely used up or spent very quickly (especially money): Refers to a sum of money being dissipated, exhausted, or disappearing entirely in a short period, often implying careless or rapid spending.
- To vanish completely: Can describe something (often money or resources) disappearing without a trace.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhận lương xong, anh ta tiêu tom ngỏm trong một tuần. (After getting his salary, he spent it all in a week.)
- Số tiền tiết kiệm tom ngỏm sau chuyến du lịch. (The savings vanished completely after the trip.)
- Món tiền thưởng bị tiêu tom ngỏm hết. (The bonus money was all gone in a flash.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is highly colloquial and carries a tone of slight surprise or criticism at the speed and completeness of the depletion. It is often used in informal storytelling or complaints about finances.
Variants and Related Words
- Tiêu tán (v): to dissipate, to fritter away (more formal than "tom ngỏm").
- Tiêu sạch (v): to spend completely (less emphatic about the speed than "tom ngỏm").
Synonyms
- To blow (money): to spend money recklessly and quickly.
- To squander: to waste something, especially money or time, in a reckless manner.
- To exhaust: to use up completely.
Related Idioms
- Tiền vô như nước, tiền ra tom ngỏm: Money comes in like water but goes out/disappears completely. Illustrates a situation of easy come, easy go, with a focus on the rapid disappearance.