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How to say big shot, top player (slang)
in Thai
ตัวตึง
dtua-dtueng
big shot, top player (slang)
dtua middtueng mid
'Taut body'. The person everyone knows in a scene: ตัวตึงวงการกาแฟ 'a big name in coffee'.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Register
- slang
In a sentence
- เขาเป็นตัวตึงในติ๊กต๊อกkǎo bpen dtua-dtueng nai dtík-dtàwkHe's a big name on TikTok.
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