Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

mlem mlem

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Also seen as: kiwi kiwi

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Yum — for delicious food or a delicious-looking someone; “kiwi kiwi” is the fruitier sequel.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thể hiện sự ngon miệng hoặc thích thú

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: Tongue-lapping onomatopoeia.

Food posts and thirsty comments; keep it playful.

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora Origin Mạng xã hội · Vietnamese internet culture

Ảnh bún chả này nhìn mlem mlem quá.This bún chả photo is looking extremely lickable.

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: ~2020 – present.

Common questions

What does “mlem mlem” mean?

Yum — for delicious food or a delicious-looking someone; “kiwi kiwi” is the fruitier sequel. Literally: Tongue-lapping onomatopoeia.

Is “mlem mlem” formal or informal?

mlem mlem is generally informal; connotation: playful.