Tiếng Việt · Slang Candidate

lụi đời

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Meaning · English

Southern gloom-slang for "my life is over" — a dramatized collapse after bad news, said with more theater than despair.

Literally: withered life

Where it’s used: More common Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam

Examples

Điểm rớt môn cuối rồi, lụi đời tao rồi tụi bây ơi.I failed the last subject — my life is over, y'all.

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/lui-doi.

Topics: Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “lụi đời” mean?

Southern gloom-slang for "my life is over" — a dramatized collapse after bad news, said with more theater than despair. Literally: withered life

Is “lụi đời” formal or informal?

lụi đời is generally informal.

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