Vietnamese phrase

How to say “Slay / Iconic / Very stylish” in Vietnamese

Slay / Iconic / Very stylish” in Vietnamese is

Keo lỳ

Hear it in both accents

Vietnamese sounds noticeably different north to south. Both are recorded so you can match wherever you are.

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Used in a sentence

Bộ đồ này của bạn nhìn keo lỳ quá!

This outfit of yours looks absolutely iconic!

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

Word by word: keo (glue) + lỳ (stubborn/persistent)

North vs south: This slang originated from the Southern LGBTQ+ community but is now used by Gen Z nationwide.

When you would use it

This line comes from the Gen Z Vietnamese Slang situation pack in XinChao (Legend) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.

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