มอมเหล้า

Explanation

มอมเหล้า is formed from มอม and เหล้า, “alcohol” or “liquor.” It does not simply mean drinking with someone or offering them a drink. It suggests deliberately keeping someone drinking until their judgment and self-control are impaired, so it usually carries a negative connotation. A common pattern is มอมเหล้า + person, meaning “to ply someone with alcohol.” In passive constructions, person + ถูกมอมเหล้า means that the person was deliberately made drunk.

Usage

It commonly appears in reports or discussions of crime, exploitation, and alcohol-related incidents—for example, when someone is made drunk so that they can be robbed, questioned, or sexually exploited. In casual conversation, it may also be used critically or jokingly when a group keeps pushing drinks on one person.

Caution

เลี้ยงเหล้า means to buy someone alcohol, and ชวนดื่ม means to invite someone to drink; neither inherently suggests an intention to intoxicate them. Using มอมเหล้า for an ordinary offer of alcohol may sound like a serious accusation of manipulation or harmful intent. Also distinguish it from เมาเหล้า, which describes being drunk. มอมเหล้า describes another person's deliberate action of causing that intoxication.

1 ply someone with alcohol until drunk synonyms

• กรอกเหล้า

  กรอกเหล้า emphasizes physically pouring alcohol into someone's mouth or forcing them to drink. มอมเหล้า does not specify how the alcohol is given; it focuses on the intention to make the person drunk and vulnerable.

• ทำให้เมา

  ทำให้เมา neutrally means “to cause someone to become drunk.” มอมเหล้า more strongly suggests deliberately plying someone with alcohol until their judgment is impaired.