x out
To cross out with a series of the letter X, or with scribbles or lines.
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X-Phile
A fan of the television series The X-Files.
x-sona
An original character created by a fan to represent how they imagine themselves as an X-Men character.
X-Verse
The fictional world, or universe, which serves as the setting for the Marvel Comics and film series featuring the characters the X-Men.
xan
A Xanax tablet.
xanatos gambit
A subtle plan (usually villainous) that cannot be foiled, such that attempts to defeat it actually further its creator's goals.
xanbie
Someone who acts like a zombie after consuming large quantities of Xanax or other benzodiazepines, often in combination with alcohol.
xanned
Under the influence of or impaired by Xanax.
xavieresque
Resembling or characteristic of Professor Charles Xavier, a Marvel telepath, most notable for being the primary leader of the X-Men.
xblocks
Synonym of Xbox.
xbone
Abbreviation of Xbox One.
xbot
A slavish supporter of the Xbox range of video game consoles; an Xbox fanboy.
xbrick
Synonym of Xbox.
xenaphile
A fan of the television series Xena: Warrior Princess.
xenaverse
The fictional universe depicted in the Xena: Warrior Princess series.
xenite
A fan of the television series Xena: Warrior Princess.
xerox copy
A xerox; a photocopy.
xertz
To down all of (a food or drink) with great speed; to chug or scoff down.
XF
Initialism of extremely fine.
xfic
A fanfic based on The X-Files television series.
xflop
Synonym of Xbox
xtard
A user or supporter of Xbox products.
XVideo
A pornographic video uploaded to XVideos.
XY
Initialism of Pokémon X and Y.
xa mặt cách lòng
Absence weakens affection — when people no longer see each other, their hearts drift apart.
xa mỏi chân gần mỏi miệng
Far kin tire the feet, near kin tire the mouth — distance costs visits; proximity costs words.
xa tải đấu lương
Carted and measured by the bushel — the mediocre come in bulk; excellence is counted by the piece.
xa xa Côn Đảo nhà tù,
Far off lies Côn Đảo the prison isle — the exile's landmark, sung at a distance no boat wants to close.
xa xôi em chớ ngại ngùng, xa người, xa tiếng nhưng lòng không xa
Don't fear the distance — far from the person, far from the voice, but the heart has not moved.
xanh râu là chúa, bạc đầu là tôi
Green beards rule, white heads serve — rank outranks age, however the elders grumble.
xe dây buộc mình
Spinning the rope that binds oneself — complications hand-braided at home.
xem tivi hoặc xem phim
watching TV or films
xem việc biết người
Close to the English saying: “A workman is known by his chips.”.
xin phép
The polite "with your permission" — announced before leaving a meal, entering a room, or interrupting elders; Vietnamese courtesy in two syllables.
xl
Texting shortcut for “xin lỗi” — sorry.
xong phim
the movie has ended
xong rồi
"Done / finished / all set" — the two syllables that close a meal, a job, a haircut; rising-context "Xong chưa?" asks, "Xong rồi" answers.
xu cà na
Unlucky; doomed-day energy — “xu” from xui (unlucky) plus a fruity flourish.
xui nguyên giục bị
Egging on the plaintiff and goading the defendant — stirring both sides of a quarrel for one's own profit.
xuân bất tái lai
Spring does not come twice — the one green season is the one you're in.
xuất dương hiệu lực
Overseas service to redeem one's name — a fault worked off on a foreign mission.
xuất giá tòng phu
Married, she follows the husband — the middle clause of the old three-followings code.
xuất hồ nhỉ, phản hồ nhỉ
What leaves by your hand returns by your hand — issue and repayment share an address.
xuống hố
synonym of xuống lỗ (“to die”)
xuống thác lên ghềnh
Down the falls, up the rapids — a course of nothing but hard water.
xà lơ
Talking nonsense, wildly off the mark — the viral Southern pronunciation of "sai lơ" (dead wrong), immortalized by the "nói xà lơ" clip.
xàm xí
Silly nonsense talk — the doubled, dismissive form of "xàm": what you call chatter that is both pointless and a little annoying.
xát muối vào vết thương
to add insult to injury
xé tay vá vạt
Tearing the sleeve to patch the hem — poverty's tailoring, robbing one edge for the other.
xôi hỏng bỏng không
The sticky rice failed and the puffed rice came to nothing — every attempt ending empty-handed.
xôi thịt
(figurative, disapproving) a feast-chaser or philistine — someone whose horizons end at the banquet table: greedy for material perks, indifferent to culture or principle. From the sticky rice and meat of village feasts; "chủ nghĩa xôi thịt" (xôi-thịt-ism) names the whole self-serving mindset.
xăng pha nhớt
Petrol cut with engine oil — a jeering label for bisexuality; dated and unkind.
xướng ca vô loài
singers and (more generally) musicians are immoral
xả cận cầu viễn
Discarding the near to chase the far — the treasure at your feet traded for a rumor over the hill.
xả hàng
To dump the goods — unload a position hard and fast, flooding the market; what the big players do the moment the hype peaks.
xả xú páp
Blowing off the exhaust valve — venting steam before the engine bursts.
xảo giả đa lao chuyết nhàn
The deft get the work, the clumsy get the rest — skill is rewarded with more labor.
xất bất xang bang
Knocked every which way — battered about until there's no move left to make.
xấu chữ mà lành nghĩa
Poor script, sound meaning — homely outside, worthy within.
xấu gỗ tốt nước sơn
Poor wood under fine varnish — surface investment where substance is missing.
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