đếch
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Definition
- Adverb (slang, vulgar):
- Not at all, absolutely not: A vulgar and emphatic negation, used to strongly deny something or express that something is completely untrue or impossible. It is a coarser, more forceful synonym for "không" (no/not).
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Tao đếch quan tâm! (I don't give a damn!)
- Nó đếch hiểu gì cả. (He doesn't understand a single thing.)
- Có 100 nghìn? Đếch có! (100 thousand? Hell no!)
Advanced Usage Notes
- Register and Tone: This word is strictly vulgar slang. It is inappropriate in formal, polite, or professional contexts. It conveys strong emotion, such as anger, frustration, defiance, or casual disregard among close peers.
- Emphatic Negation: It functions as an intensifier for negation. The structure is typically Subject + đếch + Verb.
- Fixed Expression: The word is famously used in the vulgar, rhyming phrase "đếch cần" (don't need/don't give a damn).
Variants and Related Words
- Đách: A slightly less common variant with the same vulgar meaning and usage.
- Biết đách gì đâu. (I don't know a damn thing.)
Synonyms
- Không: (No/Not) - The standard, neutral word for negation.
- Chẳng: (Not) - A more literary or emphatic negation, but not vulgar.
- Đéo: (Slang, vulgar) - Another vulgar slang term for negation, considered even more offensive by some.
Related Phrases
- Đếch cần: (Don't need / Don't give a damn) - A common vulgar phrase expressing strong disregard.
- Nó nói gì kệ nó, tao đếch cần! (Whatever he says, I don't give a damn!)
- Đếch biết: (Don't know / Have no idea) - A vulgar way to express ignorance.
- Hỏi nó đi, tao đếch biết. (Ask him, I have no fucking idea.)
- Đếch có: (Don't have / There isn't any) - A vulgar way to deny possession or existence.
- Tiền à? Đếch có! (Money? There ain't any!)
- (tục) như đách