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吃瓜

chī guā

2-character word

What 吃瓜 means

1. (neologism c. 2016) (slang) to watch an entertaining spectacle from the sidelines and-or engage in gossip about it

The characters in 吃瓜

• 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy
• 瓜guāmelon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip

Words starting with 吃瓜

• 吃瓜群众chī guā qún zhòngpeanut gallery (esp. in online forums); onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but…

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