Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

khu mấn

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Meaning · English

Nghệ An–Hà Tĩnh for "worthless, no good at all" — literally the seat of the coarse black skirts local women wore in the 1960s–70s; "đẹp cái khu mấn!" ≈ "pretty, my foot!".

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: skirt bottom

Where it’s used: Central Vietnam (Nghệ An – Hà Tĩnh)

Sources & notes

Documented in luatminhkhue.vn "Trốc tru là gì? Khu mấn là gì?", quantrimang.com "Khu mấn là gì? Trốc tru là gì?", and mytour.vn culture explainer (retrieved 2026-08-05).

Common questions

What does “khu mấn” mean?

Nghệ An–Hà Tĩnh for "worthless, no good at all" — literally the seat of the coarse black skirts local women wore in the 1960s–70s; "đẹp cái khu mấn!" ≈ "pretty, my foot!". Literally: skirt bottom

Is “khu mấn” formal or informal?

khu mấn is generally informal.

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