mất não
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Brainless-mode — doing something so dumb your brain looks uninstalled; usually self-deprecating or teasing.
Literally: lost the brain
Register: informalEra: ~2010s – present
Examples
Ra đề dễ vậy mà làm sai hết, đúng kiểu mất não.The test was that easy and I still botched everything — total brain-gone moment.
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/mat-nao.
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Common questions
What does “mất não” mean?
Brainless-mode — doing something so dumb your brain looks uninstalled; usually self-deprecating or teasing. Literally: lost the brain
Is “mất não” formal or informal?
mất não is generally informal.
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