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mẽo

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Meaning · English

(noun) Yankees, Yanks

Noun⚠ Register: derogatoryConnotation: offensive or derogatory to many

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Vì làm ăn đứng đắn, lại giỏi ngoại ngữ, chú tôi được Mẽo thương, Mẽo quí lắm. Và không biết có đấng thông dịch viên nào mách nước không mà mấy thằng Mẽo đánh hơi được nhà chú tôi có gái đẹp. Tụi nó ùn ùn kéo nhau tới.Because my uncle was an honest businessman and skillful with foreign languages, the Yanks cherished and liked him very much. And I don't know if it was because of some important translator's doings or not that the Yanks were able to sniff out the pretty girl at his house, which promts them to gather

Nay ta hỏi Mẽo mấy câu chơi Mẽo dám nhân... quyền gì lên mặt? Thử xem Mẽo có dám trả lời Hay là Mẽo dở trò ranh vặt? Hãy hỏi Mẽo ở xứ Huê Kỳ Ai đặt ra luật Mắc Các-ty? Và luật Táp Hác-lây ai đặt? Những luật này dùng để làm chi? [...]Today, I want to ask the Yanks a few questions for fun What rights do you Yanks claim that justify your arrogance? Let see if the Yanks have the guts to answer Or if the Yanks will dodge the questions like spoiled brats. Let us ask the Yanks in the US Who enacts McCarthyism? And who enacts the Taft-

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Common questions

What does “mẽo” mean?

(noun) Yankees, Yanks

Is “mẽo” formal or informal?

mẽo is generally derogatory; connotation: offensive or derogatory to many.

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