Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

đu fame

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Meaning · English

To cling to someone else's fame — riding a trending name or scandal for reflected attention.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nắm lấy danh tiếng của người khác để thu hút sự chú ý

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Literally: swing on fame

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

Examples

Người lạ hoắc cũng nhảy vô đám cưới người nổi tiếng đu fame.Total strangers piling into the celebrity wedding discourse just to ride the fame.

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/du-fame.

Topics: Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “đu fame” mean?

To cling to someone else's fame — riding a trending name or scandal for reflected attention. Literally: swing on fame

Is “đu fame” formal or informal?

đu fame is generally informal.

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