bú fame

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of bú (“to suck”) +‎ English fame (“one's reputation”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓu˧˦ fem˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊw˨˩˦ fem˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊw˦˥ fem˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: bú phêm

Verb

bú fame

  1. (slang, derogatory) to leverage another person's reputation to enhance one's own.
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