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Thai
Etymology
From ดอก (dɔ̀ɔk, “flower”) + ทอง (tɔɔng, “gold; golden”); literally "golden flower".
Pronunciation
Noun
ดอกทอง • (dɔ̀ɔk-tɔɔng)
- (botany) the plant Curcuma spp. of the family Zingiberaceae, traditionally used to make a very strong aphrodisiac.
- (vulgar, slang, derogatory, offensive) (อี~) lewd woman, sexually promiscuous woman, or woman who behaves in an overtly sexual way: slut, bitch, tart, etc.
1449, “พระไอยการลักษณวิวาทตีด่ากัน”, in เลี้ยงสัจธรรม, กำธร, editor, กฎหมายตรา ๓ ดวง เล่ม ๒ ฉบับพิมพ์มหาวิทยาลัยวิชาธรรมศาสตร์และการเมือง, Bangkok: สุขภาพใจ, published 2005, →ISBN, page 255:
- ด่าท่านว่า...อี่ดอกทอง...ให้ปรับไหมโดยยศถา
- dàa tâan wâa ... ìi dɔ̀ɔk-tɔɔng ... hâi bpràp-mǎi dooi yót-tǎa
- calls another as...i dok thong...shall be fined in accordance with standing.
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ดอกทอง • (dɔ̀ɔk-tɔɔng)
- (slang, vulgar, sometimes derogatory and offensive, originally LGBTQ term) (อี~) an exclamation of surprise, joy, contempt, disgust, dismay, rejection, disapproval, discontent, or anger.