Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

kém duyên

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Meaning · English

Charm-deficient — jokes and comments that land wrong; tactlessness dressed as humor.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thiếu duyên dáng, nói đùa không hợp lý

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Literally: lacking charm/grace

Examples

Đám cưới người ta mà đùa chuyện ly hôn, kém duyên dễ sợ.Cracking divorce jokes at someone's wedding — staggeringly graceless.

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/kem-duyen.

Topics: Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “kém duyên” mean?

Charm-deficient — jokes and comments that land wrong; tactlessness dressed as humor. Literally: lacking charm/grace

Is “kém duyên” formal or informal?

kém duyên is generally informal.

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