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Overseas Vietnamese (OV) or Viet Kieu, designated a person whose have Vietnamese ancestors who used to live in Vietnam. It is not a slur or prerogative term like Banana, Twinkies, Coconut or Cream-cheese Comrade, which aim to mock Viet acting white. Though, as any other word, it can be used to make fun of Vietnamese pretend forgetting their root and acting superior than mainland Vietnamese, or bashing Vietnamese who lack the chance to connect with Viet cultures.
Neutral, common usage:
A: I has a Vietnamese friend whose name is Phong.
B: Is he a OV or just came here?
A: He is an OV, his father came to the US 67 years ago.
Mocking usage:
A: Xin chào chú em, lâu quá không gặp, muốn đi uống cà phê không?
B: Sorry I can't speak Viet well anymore.
A: Bớt giỡn, mày đi Mỹ có ba năm mà quên Tiếng Việt, bày đặc làm OV. Mày là VC (Vietcong) thì có.
A: You told me you are a Viet but could you speak Viet?
B: No, I can't, my parents haven't ever taught me.
A: Another OV who can't speak Viet, another sell-out.
C (friend of B): Get lost, Viet is Viet, either VC or OV, with a dumb mouth like that, no wonder you can't have a girlfriend.
A: exit in shame
A: I has a Vietnamese friend whose name is Phong.
B: Is he a OV or just came here?
A: He is an OV, his father came to the US 67 years ago.
Mocking usage:
A: Xin chào chú em, lâu quá không gặp, muốn đi uống cà phê không?
B: Sorry I can't speak Viet well anymore.
A: Bớt giỡn, mày đi Mỹ có ba năm mà quên Tiếng Việt, bày đặc làm OV. Mày là VC (Vietcong) thì có.
A: You told me you are a Viet but could you speak Viet?
B: No, I can't, my parents haven't ever taught me.
A: Another OV who can't speak Viet, another sell-out.
C (friend of B): Get lost, Viet is Viet, either VC or OV, with a dumb mouth like that, no wonder you can't have a girlfriend.
A: exit in shame
OV by crabcrosstheroad March 12, 2026
ov goggles
a figurative corrective lens for women whilst ovulating, that makes low-quality men appear attractive; phenomenon in which a woman finds someone she would normally find unattractive attractive enough to have sex with, due to her position in her monthly cycle- ovulation; an inadvertent and unavoidable phenomenon akin to beer goggles for ovulating women.
ov goggles by TVC152 February 23, 2011
ov şehit
Turkish version of "oh shehit", got popular at mid 2010's between Turkish teenagers. According to rumors the sentence came to Turkey with reddit from US redditors. Generally using in "fatal" events. Also "şehit" means "martyr" in Turkish.
ov şehit by gotmeonmyknees December 6, 2020