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Min Pechaya denies having a beef (with) Mai Davika.
Usage notes
First used by Thai politician Samak Sundaravej in 1994,[2] the slang took its origin from the idiom ไม่กินเส้น(mâi-gin-sêen), which means "to have a difference (with)" and literally translates "to not take nerve" (arising from a traditional massage method) and can also be translated as "to not eat strips" (i.e. noodles).[3]
References
^ SEAlang Library (n.d.) “Notes on Modern Chinese Loanwords in Thai”, in SEAlang Library (in Thai), retrieved 2021-03-16
^ ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน (2007 October 16) “ไม่กินเส้น”, in คลังความรู้ (in Thai), กรุงเทพฯ: สำนักงานราชบัณฑิตยสภา, archived from the original on 18 November 2007
Etymology 2
Corrupted from เกาหลี(gao-lǐi). The term itself comes from etymology 1.
