Chinese (Mandarin) slang
吐槽
tǔ cáo
To roast, rant about, or poke fun at something.
- Literally:
- 吐 to spit out + 槽 a trough / groove
How it's used
吐槽 entered Mandarin via Taiwan as a translation of the Japanese comedy term tsukkomi, the partner who calls out the absurdity. Today it covers everything from friendly teasing to venting about your boss; the things worth roasting are 槽点. Casual and extremely common in conversation, comments and variety shows.
Examples
她一下班就开始吐槽她的老板。
Tā yí xiàbān jiù kāishǐ tǔcáo tā de lǎobǎn.
The moment she's off work she starts ranting about her boss.
这部电影槽点太多了，我得好好吐槽一下。
Zhè bù diànyǐng cáodiǎn tài duō le, wǒ děi hǎohǎo tǔcáo yíxià.
There's so much wrong with this movie — I've got to roast it properly.