Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Nguyen n.

[the widespread use of the name Nguyen]

(US) a generic term for a Vietnamese native.

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[US](con. 1970) J.M. Del Vecchio 13th Valley (1983) 14: The priorities of Mister Nguyen are [...] family and food [...] Nguyen don’t care too much for ’is country.