Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

dảk

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Meaning · English

«Dark», as mangled by a Telex keyboard slip — flagship of the 2021 dảk-dảk-bủh-bủh meme wave; tags dark humor or anything grimly funny while wearing the typo on purpose.

Literally: “dark” via Telex typo

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

Examples

Chuyện buồn mà kể kiểu này thì hơi dảk đấy.Telling a sad story that way is a bit dảk.

Editorial example (batch 057)

Sources & notes

Found via hieuchua.com/define/D%E1%BA%A3k (retrieved 2026-08-10; meaning reference only, definition original). Verified via vietcetera.com, voh.com.vn and mytour.vn meme explainers. Partner of the corpus entry «bủh».

Topics: Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “dảk” mean?

«Dark», as mangled by a Telex keyboard slip — flagship of the 2021 dảk-dảk-bủh-bủh meme wave; tags dark humor or anything grimly funny while wearing the typo on purpose. Literally: “dark” via Telex typo

Is “dảk” formal or informal?

dảk is generally informal.

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