ลูกไม้ดก(lôok máai dòk)
Meanings
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florid ornamentation; many crafty tricks (fig.)
Figurative: a florid, overly ornamented style; also, using many crafty tricks or affectations (e.g., in flirting, rhetoric, or performance).
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จีบjèepจีบjèep1[to] flirt; court (informal)2[to] pleat; crimp3[to] pinch (to form folds/edges)4pleat; crimp (fold)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingลูกไม้ดกlôok máai dòkลูกไม้ดกlôok máai dòkflorid ornamentation; many crafty tricks (fig.)เกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeเลี่ยนlîianเลี่ยนlîian1greasy; cloying (food)2sick of; fed up (from excess)3bald; smooth (patch)
He's trying to flirt with her, but his lines are so florid it seems corny.
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ลูกไม้ดกlôok máai dòkลูกไม้ดกlôok máai dòkflorid ornamentation; many crafty tricks (fig.)