Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

xà lơ

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Also seen as: nói xà lơ

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Talking nonsense, wildly off the mark — the viral Southern pronunciation of "sai lơ" (dead wrong), immortalized by the "nói xà lơ" clip.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nói chuyện vô nghĩa, hoàn toàn sai

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Literally: plain wrong

Where it’s used: More common Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam Origin Mạng xã hội · Vietnamese internet culture

Examples

Đáp gì mà xà lơ vậy, câu hỏi có vậy đâu.What kind of answer is that? Totally off — that's not even what was asked.

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/xa-lo. Went nationwide via the 2022 "nói xà lơ" TikTok clip.

Topics: Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “xà lơ” mean?

Talking nonsense, wildly off the mark — the viral Southern pronunciation of "sai lơ" (dead wrong), immortalized by the "nói xà lơ" clip. Literally: plain wrong

Is “xà lơ” formal or informal?

xà lơ is generally informal.

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