Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

sốc tận óc

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Meaning · English

Shocked all the way to the brain — news so wild it bypasses the heart and rattles the skull directly.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự sốc quá lớn, ảnh hưởng trực tiếp đến não

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Literally: shocked to the brain

Examples

Giá vé concert công bố xong ai cũng sốc tận óc.When the concert prices dropped, everyone was shocked to the core.

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/soc-tan-oc.

Topics: Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “sốc tận óc” mean?

Shocked all the way to the brain — news so wild it bypasses the heart and rattles the skull directly. Literally: shocked to the brain

Is “sốc tận óc” formal or informal?

sốc tận óc is generally informal.

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