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Saigoneer
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English
Etymology
From en Saigon -eer.
Noun
en rare A person from Saigon.
vi Saigonese
en w:VnExpress 2016-05-25 Kim Thuy Obama fever: Hanoi & Saigon styles https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/obama-fever-hanoi-amp-saigon-styles-3409008.html In his first visit to Vietnam, the U.S. president was welcomed by Hanoians and Saigoneers in ways he's never seen before. https://web.archive.org/web/20251018224131/https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/obama-fever-hanoi-amp-saigon-styles-3409008.html 18 October 2025
en VnExpress 2016-08-10 Chau An Pokemon Go banned by Vietnamese companies https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/pokemon-go-banned-by-vietnamese-companies-3450569.html A Saigoneer told VnExpress: “This morning, I took my kid to kindergarten but the teacher wasn’t there. She was hunting Pokemon outside and got caught by the principal.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260207010308/https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/pokemon-go-banned-by-vietnamese-companies-3450569.html 7 February 2026
en Indochina Research 2020-07-24 Data Privacy – Are We Too Confident or Too Reckless? https://indochina-research.com/data-privacy-are-we-too-confident-or-too-reckless/ Again, Hanoians are more cautious than Saigoneers, as more claim that they almost never sharing their locations (15% vs 22%). https://web.archive.org/web/20260414053643/https://indochina-research.com/data-privacy-are-we-too-confident-or-too-reckless/ 14 April 2026
en IN Dining 2024-11-07 Au Lac Do Brazil – IN Dining Ushers in a Transformative Era for Au Lac Do Brazil https://www.indining.vn/en/au-lac-do-brazil-in-dining-ushers-in-a-transformative-era-for-au-lac-do-brazil/ Au Lac Do Brazil has been long known to Saigoneers as the first Brazilian-style Churrasqueira barbecue restaurant in Vietnam with a variety of buffet, a la carte, and set menu options. https://web.archive.org/web/20260107065704/https://www.indining.vn/en/au-lac-do-brazil-in-dining-ushers-in-a-transformative-era-for-au-lac-do-brazil/ 7 January 2026
Translations
person from Saigon
French: fr Saïgonnais m
Polish: pl sajgończyk m, pl sajgonka f
Swedish: sv Saigones c
Vietnamese: vi vi người vi Sài Gòn
See also
en Hanoian
en Demonyms Vietnam