ựa

Definition

1. Verb (vulgar, colloquial):
   • To vomit, to puke, to throw up: To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth involuntarily. This is a crude and informal term for vomiting.
   • To be forced out: Used figuratively to describe something being beaten or forced out, often violently or under pressure.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đứa bé bị say xe và ựa ra hết. (The child got carsick and threw up everything.)
  • Nó uống rượu quá nhiều và phải chạy vào nhà vệ sinh để ựa. (He drank too much alcohol and had to run to the bathroom to puke.)
  • Bị đánh cho ựa cả cơm ra. (To be beaten until one vomits the rice out.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is almost exclusively used in informal, crude, or vivid descriptive contexts. It carries a stronger, more graphic connotation than standard terms like "nôn" (to vomit).
• It can be used in hyperbolic or figurative expressions to emphasize extreme force or a violent reaction, as in the common phrase "đánh cho ựa."

Variants and Related Words

• Nôn (v): The standard, neutral verb for "to vomit."
• Mửa (v): Another informal synonym for "to vomit," slightly less crude than "ựa" but still colloquial.

Synonyms

• Vomit: To eject matter from the stomach through the mouth.
• Puke: A very informal synonym for vomit.
• Throw up: A common phrasal verb for vomiting.

Related Idioms

• Đánh cho ựa: To beat someone severely (to the point of making them vomit).
  • Tên cướp bị dân làng bắt và đánh cho ựa. (The robber was caught by the villagers and beaten to a pulp.)