Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

thánh nhọ

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Meaning · English

The saint of bad luck — the friend misfortune follows personally: rain on their parade, out-of-stock on their order, red lights on their commute.

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Literally: saint of soot/bad luck

Examples

Vé số trúng an ủi cũng rách đôi, đúng thánh nhọ.Even his consolation-prize lottery ticket tore in half — the patron saint of bad luck.

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/thanh-nho.

Topics: Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “thánh nhọ” mean?

The saint of bad luck — the friend misfortune follows personally: rain on their parade, out-of-stock on their order, red lights on their commute. Literally: saint of soot/bad luck

Is “thánh nhọ” formal or informal?

thánh nhọ is generally informal.

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