Definition
Vietnamese
Tiếng lóng mạng diễn tả cảm giác thèm muốn hoặc thích thú — có thể với đồ ăn ngon, người hấp dẫn, hoặc thứ gì đó đáng mơ ước. Lấy từ âm thanh liếm môi.
English
Internet slang expressing desire or delight — used when salivating over delicious food, an attractive person, or anything covetable. Onomatopoeia from the sound of licking one's lips.
How it's used: Common as a meme or online-behavior reference.
Example
Vietnamese
“Nhìn cái bánh đó mlem mlem quá, ai order vậy?”
English
“Looking at that cake — so drool-worthy. Who ordered that?”
Usage & Context
Notes
Dùng cho cả đồ ăn lẫn người — ngữ cảnh quyết định ý nghĩa.
Tone & Vibe
Playful · Reaction · Online only.
Avoid / Caution
None
Cultural & Linguistic Detail
Submitter-provided context. Legacy tags above still power search filters.
- country or origin scope
- vietnam
- macro region
- unknown
- origin certainty
- likely
- slang types
- reactionmeme phrase
- speaker group
- online_community, students, creators_tiktok
- age group
- gen_z
- community context
- internet_slang, meme_language
- register
- teasing
- intensity
- mild
- connotation
- playful, funny
- context of use
- online_comments, joking, everyday_speech
- literal or figurative
- figurative
- source type
- social_media
- current usage status
- current
- commonness
- widespread
- heard from detail
- Phổ biến trên mạng xã hội, TikTok, và các nhóm chat.
- seed marker
- batch_v1
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