lemỏn
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Meaning · English
Stuck-up, “extra” — chảnh spelled as citrus: lemon + a Vietnamese hook mark, because chảnh sounds like chanh (lemon).
Literally: “Lemon” with a hook tone — pun chain: chảnh → chanh → lemon → lemỏn.
How to use it
✓ Use it when
Teasing diva behavior.
Register: informalConnotation: teasingEra: ~2021 – present
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Origin
Mạng xã hội · Vietnamese internet culture
Examples
Mời đi ăn ốc mà chê quán không máy lạnh, lemỏn ghê.Invited out for snails and she complains there’s no AC — very lemon.
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Adapted from Vietnamese Wikipedia’s Gen-Z slang list (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30). Era: ~2021 – present.
Common questions
What does “lemỏn” mean?
Stuck-up, “extra” — chảnh spelled as citrus: lemon + a Vietnamese hook mark, because chảnh sounds like chanh (lemon). Literally: “Lemon” with a hook tone — pun chain: chảnh → chanh → lemon → lemỏn.
Is “lemỏn” formal or informal?
lemỏn is generally informal; connotation: teasing.