bóc mẽ

Vietnamese

Etymology

bóc (“to peel”) +‎ mẽ (“outward show”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawk͡p̚˧˦ mɛ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawk͡p̚˦˧˥ mɛ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawk͡p̚˦˥ mɛ˨˩˦]

Verb

bóc mẽ

1. (colloquial) to tell the truths about a person, and show them/it to be just a facade; to expose someone

See also

• bóc phốt