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não cá vàng

Insult / Toxic

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vivi_tokyo

Definition

Vietnamese

Người hay quên cực nhanh — ví von với trí nhớ ngắn của cá vàng, thường nói với ý trêu chọc.

English

Someone who forgets things very quickly.

How it's used: Carries mocking or insulting undertones.

Example

Vietnamese

Mày đúng là não cá vàng.

English

You're literally a goldfish brain.

Usage & Context

Common Situations

Typical for Cross-generational speakers in Nationwide contexts — informal, community-sourced usage.

Tone & Vibe

Insulting · Insult · Nationwide.

Cultural & Linguistic Detail

Submitter-provided context. Legacy tags above still power search filters.

country or origin scope
vietnam
macro region
multi_region
origin certainty
likely
slang types
insultdescriptor
speaker group
urban, online_community
age group
mixed
community context
internet_slang, street_slang
register
informal
intensity
mild
connotation
insulting, funny
context of use
joking
literal or figurative
figurative
source type
social_media
current usage status
current
commonness
somewhat_common
heard from detail
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