Definition

1. Adjective (Tính từ):
   • Lecherous, lustful, lascivious: Used to describe a person, typically a man, who has or shows excessive or crude sexual desire. The term carries a vulgar, colloquial connotation.
   • Acting foolishly from excessive joy/excitement: Behaving in a silly, unrestrained, or overly excited manner, often due to overwhelming happiness or arousal. This meaning aligns closely with "dửng mỡ."

Usage Examples

• Tính từ:
  • Anh ta nhìn cô ấy với ánh mắt đú mỡ. (He looked at her with a lecherous gaze.)
  • Đừng có đú mỡ thế, bình tĩnh lại đi! (Don't act so foolishly excited, calm down!)
  • Cái kiểu cười đú mỡ của hắn khiến mọi người khó chịu. (His lewd/lascivious laugh made everyone uncomfortable.)

Advanced Usage Notes

• Register: This is a vulgar colloquialism (thông tục). It is highly informal and can be offensive. It is rarely used in formal writing or polite conversation.
• Nuance: The word strongly implies a lack of control, refinement, or propriety regarding sexual desire or excitement. The context usually makes it clear whether the primary meaning is "lustful" or "foolishly overexcited."

Variants and Related Words

• Dửng mỡ (Adj): A synonym with the same dual meaning of being lecherous or acting foolishly from excessive joy. Slightly less vulgar but still very informal.
• Dâm đãng (Adj): Lewd, obscene, licentious. A more standard, though still negative, term for lecherous behavior.
• Lăng loàn (Adj): Frivolous, flighty; often used to describe someone (usually a woman) who is flirtatious or behaves without propriety.

Synonyms

• Lascivious: (adj) Feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.
• Lecherous: (adj) Having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.
• Horny (slang): (adj) Sexually aroused. (Less specific to crude behavior than "đú mỡ").
• Giddy: (adj) Excited to the point of disorientation or silliness. (Captures the "excess joy" aspect).

Related Idioms/Phrases

Note: "Đú mỡ" itself is not typically part of fixed idioms, but it describes a state of behavior. - Lên đồng: To be in a state of trance or ecstasy (often religious). Sometimes used metaphorically for someone acting with uncontrollable excitement, which can overlap with the "foolishly excited" sense of "đú mỡ."

1. (thông tục)
2. Lark from excess of joy
   • như dửng mỡ