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What is '老外' mean in Chinese Slang?

Literally means 'old foreigner', a casual term for non-Chinese people. While sometimes used affectionately, it's important to be mindful of context to avoid sounding impolite.

Example: A foreign colleague joined our company and speaks fluent Chinese

Fun fact: Many foreigners find this term amusing and use it to describe themselves

Popular Slangs

sb

Stupid or foolish person

摸鱼

Touching fish. Slacking off.

躺平

Lie flat. opt out of the rat race.

种草

Planting grass. Recommending something.

社死

Social death. mortifying embarrassment.

绿茶

A seemingly innocent but manipulative woman

面基

Meeting in person. Offline meetup.

56

Boring. So lame.

2333

LOL. Hahaha.

484

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