vênh-váo như bố vợ phải đấm
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Smug as a father-in-law after the punch — pride bruised and doubled down; unearned swagger at its most infamous.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “vênh-váo như bố vợ phải đấm” mean?
Smug as a father-in-law after the punch — pride bruised and doubled down; unearned swagger at its most infamous. Literally: cocky as the wife's father who got punched
Is “vênh-váo như bố vợ phải đấm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.