Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

xỉu up xỉu down

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Meaning · English

Fainting up AND down — the Vietnamese-English mashup for being repeatedly, comprehensively overwhelmed.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ngất xỉu lên xuống — bị choáng ngợp một cách lặp đi lặp lại và toàn diện

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Literally: faint up, faint down

Where it’s used: Origin Mạng xã hội · Vietnamese internet culture

Examples

Idol đăng liền năm tấm ảnh, fan xỉu up xỉu down cả tối.The idol dropped five photos at once — fans spent the evening fainting on repeat.

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/xiu-up-xiu-down.

Topics: Gen Z slang

Common questions

What does “xỉu up xỉu down” mean?

Fainting up AND down — the Vietnamese-English mashup for being repeatedly, comprehensively overwhelmed. Literally: faint up, faint down

Is “xỉu up xỉu down” formal or informal?

xỉu up xỉu down is generally informal.

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