ăn phở
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sense 2 stems from the belief that rice (cơm) is a primary meal, while noodles (phở) are something else or “on the side”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (literally) to eat pho (Vietnamese noodle soup)
- (figurative, colloquial, usually of a man) to have an affair
- Antonym: ăn cơm