Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

chấm hỏi

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Also seen as: chấm hỏi chấm than

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Meaning · English

A spoken "?" — flat, one-beat bafflement borrowed from typing culture: the message made zero sense and here is your punctuation to prove it.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Dấu hỏi được nói ra

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Literally: question mark

Where it’s used: Origin Mạng xã hội · Vietnamese internet culture

Examples

Ổng kêu tới sớm rồi chính ổng trễ một tiếng. Chấm hỏi.He told everyone to come early, then showed up an hour late himself. Question mark.

Editorial example (batch 046)

Sources & notes

Discovered via slangviet.com (headword reference only; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05. Reference page: slangviet.com/phrases/cham-hoi.

Topics: Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “chấm hỏi” mean?

A spoken "?" — flat, one-beat bafflement borrowed from typing culture: the message made zero sense and here is your punctuation to prove it. Literally: question mark

Is “chấm hỏi” formal or informal?

chấm hỏi is generally informal.

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