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minus-squarefishos@lemmy.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·17 days agoI’m just wondering is “delulu” slang for “delusional”? Like was the real word that hard to spell?
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·17 days agoI think it’s short for “the lulu” which is a cutesy name for the Lusitania, meaning they feel like they have been sunk.
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·17 days agoIt’s a cutesy way of spelling it, popularized on social media and also by content creators
minus-squarerunning_ragged@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days agoSometimes words evolved for the spelling, sometimes for the sounds. I think in this case it was for the fun sound, especially given it arose through tiktok communities.
minus-squaresynae[he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 days agoWell one is certainly more fun to say
minus-squarefishos@lemmy.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 days agoIf you want to sound like a child, yeah…
I’m just wondering is “delulu” slang for “delusional”? Like was the real word that hard to spell?
I think it’s short for “the lulu” which is a cutesy name for the Lusitania, meaning they feel like they have been sunk.
It’s a cutesy way of spelling it, popularized on social media and also by content creators
Sometimes words evolved for the spelling, sometimes for the sounds.
I think in this case it was for the fun sound, especially given it arose through tiktok communities.
Well one is certainly more fun to say
If you want to sound like a child, yeah…